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| Shadyside High School. April 2012. Pacemaker Speed Graphic. Tri-x 320. ©Jason Snyder 2012 |
Unconventional?
Monday, April 30, 2012
Feel the Grain
Thursday, April 26, 2012
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| ©Jason Snyder 2012 |
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| © Jason Snyder 2012 |
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
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| "Allie's Hands" Pigment Inkjet Print on Canson Platine Paper 4x5 original shot on Tri-x and processed in Diafine One of several pieces I plan to offer to the PCA for their shop. It has been a long time coming, and I have owed them something for several months. |
More than "acceptable" accidents
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
More from that previous post where there was a contaminant that affected the emulsion of the film. This time, couldn't have asked for it to be any more well placed.
So as to be clear, I really feel like there is a difference between laziness/inadequacy/and inexperience, and 'art'. I have personal standards that do make me beyond frustrated that things like this sometimes happen, but beyond that I feel comfortable moving past that and presenting it as is. Cloning, moving, eliminating, etc are just not really things that would improve this piece at all.
So as to be clear, I really feel like there is a difference between laziness/inadequacy/and inexperience, and 'art'. I have personal standards that do make me beyond frustrated that things like this sometimes happen, but beyond that I feel comfortable moving past that and presenting it as is. Cloning, moving, eliminating, etc are just not really things that would improve this piece at all.
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| "Pittsburgh From the Monongahela River" Kodak Tri-x Daifine (2) 4x5 film sheets |
Beautiful Mistakes
Monday, April 23, 2012
I'd like to say that this was planned - part of the process - the beauty of the manner in which the photograph was made. But that wouldn't be true. Honestly I don't know why this occurred - I loaded three "taco" sheets into the tank several days ago because I only have a certain amount of film holders, and I wanted to take some on a job. So this sheet, along with two others, sat in the tank for a couple of days until I could get around to processing it. The tank was dry, dark, and untouched. I have to assume that it was some irregularity in the developer (Diafine), but that is a pretty defined shape to be of the nature of irregular inversions. If someone has an obvious answer that please chime in...
But that is really beside the point. I like this photograph. It carries a memory for me - I remember what it felt like, what it smelled like, and what it sounded like when I made that photograph. I remember what the stream sounded like while it moved effortlessly through that low field. And that is what matters. That is the point. There was a time when I would have looked at this when I first processed it and said "Ugh - garbage. Can't believe it." Not anymore...
I will go back and shoot this stream again, as it deserves that. But only because every time I return it fills me with a sense of excitement and anticipation.
But that is really beside the point. I like this photograph. It carries a memory for me - I remember what it felt like, what it smelled like, and what it sounded like when I made that photograph. I remember what the stream sounded like while it moved effortlessly through that low field. And that is what matters. That is the point. There was a time when I would have looked at this when I first processed it and said "Ugh - garbage. Can't believe it." Not anymore...
I will go back and shoot this stream again, as it deserves that. But only because every time I return it fills me with a sense of excitement and anticipation.
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| 4x5 Tri-x Diafine Epson v600 Scanner |
Recent Work
Hello all,
Haven't had much time to work on this and let you know what's going on lately - been very busy with portraits, scanning, processing, etc. Here is a glimpse of what I have been up to:
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| Grassroots Racing - SORCAR 2012 |
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| © Jason Snyder 2012 |
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| © Jason Snyder 2012 |
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| ©Jason Snyder 2012 |
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| © Jason Snyder 2012 |
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| Grassroots Racing - SORCAR 2012 |
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| An attempt to show my shooting position for some of Saturday's race - 20+ feet up on a platform in a tree... |
'snapshots'...
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
This is about as close as you can come to snapshots with a 25 pound camera on a tripod using ground glass to focus and instant film.
Scanned, cropped, and a few dust flecks removed. The color depth in the Fujjifilm fp-100c45 is very good. Soft evening light yields the best results.
Scanned, cropped, and a few dust flecks removed. The color depth in the Fujjifilm fp-100c45 is very good. Soft evening light yields the best results.
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| © Jason Snyder 2012 |
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| © Jason Snyder 2012 |
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| © Jason Snyder 2012 |
4x5 Portraits
Monday, April 2, 2012
I wasn't sure what to expect from this weekend's endeavors with the 4x5 - mainly experimenting with finding a sweet spot with Tri-X 320 Pan and Diafine. Most of the previous frames were decidedly low in contrast, and lacks a DMax that scanned well. The following were shot at EI 1000, and processed 4+4 in Diafine, Kodak fix and a long bath in a tray. The processing is done in a daylight tank with the sheets 'taco' wrapped.
No alterations in PS except setting black point and taking a few dust bunnies off. Overall, I am happy. I have one more holder to unload and process - I'll be sure to share those when I get around to it.
Onward!
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| Pacemaker SG + Aero Ektar 178 f/2.5 Kodak Tri-x 320 @ EI 1000 © Jason Snyder 2012 |
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| Pacemaker SG + Aero Ektar 178 f/2.5 Kodak Tri-x 320 @ EI 1000 © Jason Snyder 2012 |
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