Sweet Ethereal Photography

Black & White … Photography … Darkroom??

I'm looking for websites on different effects on development pictures darkroom. I searched on Google and Yahoo but has not found much. I just want Web sites that photography is not a room digital black everyone! Thank you Amy x

Glad to hear it. REAL photography with the film is a lot more fun and rewarding than digital:) Try Photo.net is a great website with forums. Try the Classic Camera and "Film Processing" forums. It's free to join, and everyone was very helpful for me. I just learned traditional photography, and in fact I just learned how to develop a film noir and White House in March. I set up a darkroom in my garage and I started developing my own prints with an enlarger. Now I have two laptops completely full with my B & W pictures! You may already know, but one way to achieve different effects using filters on your camera. I just started using a yellow filter, and it has really helped to darken the sky in my photos and get a better contrast and detail in the clouds. Even if the film is in black and white, you can always get different tones by using filters that selectively block or pass different wavelengths of light. I've seen pictures where people have used a red filter, and it really darkens the sky almost black, and the clouds really go out. It might not look natural, but it has an interesting effect to try. You can also use filters on your enlarger to resolve the contrast, but I have not tried yet. There is also "burn" and "ducking", where you selectively adjust the light when you are exposing the photo paper on the enlarger, to lighten or darken parts of the image. In addition, you should consult the website of Freestyle Photo Supplies in Los Angeles, California. (Just watch "Freestyle Photo" on Google.) They have a ton of different movies that you can buy. It Some films are more sensitive to different wavelengths, you can use to get different effects. You could also experiment with turning your impressions, such as the use of selenium or sepia tones. I can not think of anything else right now … because I'm still quite new to me. But you must Check Photo.net as a good place to start.