Richard Knoppow (dickburk@ix.netcom.com)
Sat, 02 Jan 1999 23:54:50 -0800
At 09:04 PM 1/2/99 -0500, Michael Keller wrote:
>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.
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>Mac Legrandi wrote:
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>> 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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I forgot to mention Dektol. Dektol was commonly used for press work
diluted 1:1. Its grainy and tends toward high contrast. It has a different
look from Rodinal since there is not as much edge effect.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles,Ca.
dickburk@ix.netcom.com
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