From: James Romeo (jromeo@iopener.net)
Date: 04/15/00-08:58:21 AM Z
To make a good B/W print you will have to make a B/W neg from the trans.
I have many very good prints in this manner.
In the past before I retaired my photo work involved constant travel.
I shot all my personal work on trans film as I did not have the time for personal B/W.
When I retaired I had time to make B/W negs from many of the trans from the past.
This is a very good whay to make enlarged negs for alt-process.
I have read about many ways to make enlarged negs . I do not know why but little has
ben written on making enlarged negs from color trans.
In my last show at The Leica here in NYC where Platinum@Palladium prints that were shot
on color trans. My best selling image was shot with a Leica with color trans in Paris
back in 1968.
You have great control of the final neg. A example you can use filters like you were just
taking the picture. You have control of the contrast ,size and more.
I shoot mostly B/W now one of the reasons is cost. Color is expensive.
If you want more info let me know.
James Romeo
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From: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Subject: B/W with color trans film?
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 19:36:45 +0800
A student of mine asked a question (noted below). I've a few ideas but
was wondering if anyone has anything better.
> Recently I saw some very good B/W prints of the Tibetan landscapes. The photographer names.Shong Gangming. He used
> Kodak E100S film instead of B/W films. I'd like to know how to make the same result as B/W film by using a color one?
> If color film can make prints as good as the B/w film, why bother using the color film solely? Do you have any idea?
Thanks,
Norman
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Norman Jackson Ford - Photographer
University of Hong Kong
Research/TA , Dept. of Comparative Literature
& Hong Kong Arts Centre - Photography Faculty
Flat 19/B, Pan View Court
162 Third St.
Sai Ying Pun
Hong Kong
852/2914-2923
see www.photoexhibition.net/normanford - for Hong Kong/Asian
photo and my online exhibition
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