Re: OT:Bruce Davidson's Pictures


Michael Keller (keller@wvinter.net)
Sat, 02 Jan 1999 21:04:37 -0500


I dunno, I bet TriX in HC110 could look grainy. Sharp, but grainy!<g> There's always TMax 3200. Remember too, a lot of that stuff might have been pushed. Also, be sure to use a condenser enlarger and contrasty
paper.

Mac Legrandi wrote:

> Hello!
>
> I saw a Bruce Davidson show in LA of his: The Brooklyn Gang. These are 35mm B&W from the 50s. The images are grainy and contrasty. 5x7 & 8x10s. The films today are so good you really can't get that effect.
>
> Anyone familiar with his images and how I can get the same effect? Obviously the contrast is not the problem. Any special film and developer combos?
>
> Thanks
>
> mac
>
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