Due to ongoing health issues, Blanco Negro will be temporarily offline for the next few weeks. We are hoping a little rest and recuperation will do the trick. Apologies for any inconvenience and we hope to be back online in the very near future. Chris Reid Belfast, N. Ireland […]
In September I received an interesting email from Foma Bohemia to announce their latest silver gelatin paper, Fomapastel. Looking at the spec sheet provided, I then became intrigued. Imagine Monochrome prints in Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta & Yellow! It was time to shuffle through the neg sheets and book a few days in the […]
Read More… from Fomapastel: The latest paper from Foma Bohemia
These last few months I have living with family and friends in my native Belfast city. It has been great to revisit some landscapes and to visit new scenes of natural beauty. I have always considered the camera as a means to an end. It is in the darkroom that I get to explore the […]
Read More… from Examples of composite printing, from the Belfast darkroom…
In today’s digital world, it’s easy to forget the beauty of traditional black and white film photography. But there’s something special about capturing an image on film that can’t be replicated with digital photography. When you shoot film, you have to slow down and be more intentional about your compositions. You have to think about […]
Blanco Negro is happy to announce the latest film from FOMA BOHEMIA. Foma Ortho 400 is available in 120 format only at present, but hopefully a wider range of formats will become available. The spec sheet is available to view here: ORTHO FILM Since the film has only just arrived I am yet to test […]
Even though so many of my clients must shoot digital for their client base, they are still using their film cameras for everything else. As one photojournalist mentioned many years ago, they use their digital camera for work, but shoot film for pleasure. Apart from the range of films still available, the options of developers […]
It’s been a little while since I’ve made any posts… […]
Digital enlarger Over the last few weeks I have restarted an ongoing portfolio. This current body of work has spanned well over a decade and the images have been used for book publications as well as exhibitions both here in Australia and internationally. The set below was printed using the Devere Digital Enlarger. The machine […]
I’m getting old… I realised this once (again) when I began setting up for a 54/42″ fibre base mural commission for Ash. Garwood. Ash is currently residing in L.A. so I was flying solo. Usually when Ash is in Australia we tend to work together in the darkroom. I find this direction useful as I […]
This week I spent a day sorting approx. 500+ prints created over a 6 month timeframe. All the images are for a family photo album spanning the last 15 years. To think that only 30 years ago anyone who took photographs of family holidays, birthday parties and the like could drop the rolls off to […]
Due to the cancellation of the Alternative Photographic Process Symposium 2020 at Gold Street Studios due to the virus, Ellie has suggested I add another workshop to my itinerary. I am currently running my usual Liquid Emulsion and Lith Printing workshops (booked out) so I thought I would run a one day toning workshop in […]
Welcome to my first post in many a moon… I find it a challenge to write about my doings in my darkroom, especially via social media etc, but here it goes. Firstly, “Thank You” to everyone who touched base regarding the darkroom and myself during the fire season. We were very lucky indeed to escape […]
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