Almost FOC Darkroom Sharing Session Part 3

enivre · 4th July 2009

My (almost) FOC Darkroom Sharing Session is happening again this coming Saturday 11th July from 630pm onwards at my studio's darkroom.

Basically I will guide 2 people through a basic darkroom session in my studio for free! (Well almost free, I collect $20 for material fees)

It will be a hands on session, where I will effectively guide you through the processes of doing a basic darkroom print from getting the right exposure all the way up to dodging and burning.

Here are the results of some previous participants:

My own print

By Ivan

By Ben

By Jackson

You can see more from my previous thread at http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showt...rkroom+sharing.

Why am I doing this? For no other reason than to spread the love of film. It's also a good chance for me to fire up the old enlarger again and make sure everything's working (including my own skills!)

There are however some conditions as stated below:
1. As this is free, I reserve the right to make amendments and/or cancel the session should there be the need to
2. I will have the right to reject any people from attending for whatever reason
3. I ask that I be allowed to take a photograph of the final print, just to put up in the post in clubsnap or my website for reference.

Those who are interested please e-mail me at ervinelin@gmail.com and I'll send you more details.

First come first serve (students have priority) but please do not put down your name unless you are absolutely sure you can make it on Saturday, I've had people cancel at the last minute and it's just unfair to others.

Also, I'll be only doing 1 session with 2 participants as it's quite tiring for me to do any more.

Yups!
Ervine

maddyks · 5th July 2009

I'm in. already emailed you

grainpixel · 5th July 2009

emailed you too..

enivre · 5th July 2009

2 places taken up, those who I didn't reply I'll keep you on the waiting list...

plsoong · 10th July 2009

wah! so good....got FOC darkroom and play play with enlarger somemore...

haiz....i still scouring the net for DURST at least 6X6 lah....

enivre · 11th July 2009

Originally Posted by plsoong

wah! so good....got FOC darkroom and play play with enlarger somemore...

haiz....i still scouring the net for DURST at least 6X6 lah....

Hard to find on net right?.. even if you managed to find, hard to ship over. Not sure about 6x6 but my 4x5 enlarger weighs A TON!! I can't imagine having to ship it over from overseas.

plsoong · 11th July 2009

Originally Posted by enivre

Hard to find on net right?.. even if you managed to find, hard to ship over. Not sure about 6x6 but my 4x5 enlarger weighs A TON!! I can't imagine having to ship it over from overseas.

yeah ....but i'd have expected to find these in some 2nd hand German photography shops ...(which surprisingly is very few!!!!)

and not to mention that the prices here are astronomical EVEN b4 converting it back to SGD.....

so i'm terribly astonished as to what aspect that the stuff here in Europe is of a "much better quality" than back in SGP

somethings are really clear, but MANY other stuff here is of the same or even "not as fantastic" quality wad...but still pay a premium......wierd....

enivre · 12th July 2009

Here are the photos of the prints from the session:

Here's me with my prints from the Yishun Causeway shoot I did a while back. I was basically just making sure the enlarger was working and that my skills were still roughly intact. It's been almost a year since I fired up the enlarger!

Here's Eddy with his photos taken with a Yashica GSN (I think it was a GSN).

enivre · 12th July 2009

Lastly, here's YiYong's prints of photos I took a while back in Hainan Island with a tiny P&S Olympus compact film camera.

Really like this uber gloomy looking one!

To those who are curious, it took us an average of over 1hr per photo to get it from test strips all the way down to the final print. So one whole night we only managed to print 4 photos (the 2 I printed were done on another night).

Yups! Till the next time (if any)!

plsoong · 12th July 2009

Wah!!!! swee, the pictures and the "headless portraits" lighting all look DAMN GOOD!

i jealous xia ....

enivre · 12th July 2009

Originally Posted by plsoong

Wah!!!! swee, the pictures and the "headless portraits" lighting all look DAMN GOOD!

i jealous xia ....

Haha join us the next time.. if there's going to be a next time...

chiif · 13th July 2009

You are the MAN!

Let's spread the love... for film...

Yoricko · 14th July 2009

More sessions for the needy poor souls please! (like me)

Hopefully, :O

enivre · 14th July 2009

Originally Posted by Yoricko

More sessions for the needy poor souls please! (like me)

Hopefully, :O

Haha won't be anytime soon unfortunately... Takes a fair bit of effort for me to do one of these (getting old already!)

leej0038 · 14th July 2009

the prints look great ervine.

you look like you put on some weight.

enivre · 14th July 2009

Originally Posted by leej0038

the prints look great ervine.

you look like you put on some weight.

Thanks! But actually I lost almost 10kgs over the past year!

clubgrit · 15th July 2009

Nothing like good old black and white on traditional print

Go out and print or let someone print your favorite b&w photos ...

See how beautiful the output is from a Leica, a Hassy, Rollei, etc.. It really applies to all film cameras, even point and shoot. If one has never had their film b&w pics printed with enlarger before, time to try, guaranteed satisfaction (the real ones, not those shown on computer screens) :-).

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4th July 2009	#1
enivre Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,687	Almost FOC Darkroom Sharing Session Part 3 My (almost) FOC Darkroom Sharing Session is happening again this coming Saturday 11th July from 630pm onwards at my studio's darkroom. Basically I will guide 2 people through a basic darkroom session in my studio for free! (Well almost free, I collect $20 for material fees) It will be a hands on session, where I will effectively guide you through the processes of doing a basic darkroom print from getting the right exposure all the way up to dodging and burning. Here are the results of some previous participants: My own print By Ivan By Ben By Jackson You can see more from my previous thread at http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showt...rkroom+sharing. Why am I doing this? For no other reason than to spread the love of film. It's also a good chance for me to fire up the old enlarger again and make sure everything's working (including my own skills!) There are however some conditions as stated below: 1. As this is free, I reserve the right to make amendments and/or cancel the session should there be the need to 2. I will have the right to reject any people from attending for whatever reason 3. I ask that I be allowed to take a photograph of the final print, just to put up in the post in clubsnap or my website for reference. Those who are interested please e-mail me at ervinelin@gmail.com and I'll send you more details. First come first serve (students have priority) but please do not put down your name unless you are absolutely sure you can make it on Saturday, I've had people cancel at the last minute and it's just unfair to others. Also, I'll be only doing 1 session with 2 participants as it's quite tiring for me to do any more. Yups! Ervine __________________ http://www.ervinelin.com http://www.studiov.com.sg

5th July 2009	#2
maddyks Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Little Red Dot Posts: 535	Re: Almost FOC Darkroom Sharing Session Part 3 I'm in. already emailed you __________________ Come visit my Flickr :)

5th July 2009	#3
grainpixel Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 529	Re: Almost FOC Darkroom Sharing Session Part 3 emailed you too..

5th July 2009	#4
enivre Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,687	Re: Almost FOC Darkroom Sharing Session Part 3 2 places taken up, those who I didn't reply I'll keep you on the waiting list... __________________ http://www.ervinelin.com http://www.studiov.com.sg

10th July 2009	#5
plsoong Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,658	Re: Almost FOC Darkroom Sharing Session Part 3 wah! so good....got FOC darkroom and play play with enlarger somemore... haiz....i still scouring the net for DURST at least 6X6 lah....

12th July 2009	#8
enivre Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,687	Re: Almost FOC Darkroom Sharing Session Part 3 Here are the photos of the prints from the session: Here's me with my prints from the Yishun Causeway shoot I did a while back. I was basically just making sure the enlarger was working and that my skills were still roughly intact. It's been almost a year since I fired up the enlarger! Here's Eddy with his photos taken with a Yashica GSN (I think it was a GSN). __________________ http://www.ervinelin.com http://www.studiov.com.sg

13th July 2009	#12
chiif Advertiser Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Excelsior S.C #02-25 Posts: 2,367	Re: Almost FOC Darkroom Sharing Session Part 3 You are the MAN! Let's spread the love... for film... __________________ www.chiifcameras.com Voigtlander dealer My flickr

14th July 2009	#13
Yoricko Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 649	Re: Almost FOC Darkroom Sharing Session Part 3 More sessions for the needy poor souls please! (like me) Hopefully, :O __________________ DeviantART \| Flickr \| /Bikini Babes!

14th July 2009	#15
leej0038 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 154	Re: Almost FOC Darkroom Sharing Session Part 3 the prints look great ervine. you look like you put on some weight.

15th July 2009	#17
clubgrit Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pacland Posts: 1,827	Re: Almost FOC Darkroom Sharing Session Part 3 Nothing like good old black and white on traditional print Go out and print or let someone print your favorite b&w photos ... See how beautiful the output is from a Leica, a Hassy, Rollei, etc.. It really applies to all film cameras, even point and shoot. If one has never had their film b&w pics printed with enlarger before, time to try, guaranteed satisfaction (the real ones, not those shown on computer screens) :-). . Last edited by clubgrit; 15th July 2009 at 01:36 AM.