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Ones & Zeros
ONES & ZEROS Well it’s been flat out at the studio lately. Apart from the delivery of the latest Foma order, I’ve been pushing pixels for near on 5 days straight. And I’ve just about had it too. Although the Digital enlarger is straight forward enough to use, there is a lack of “self” in the…
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Ralph Gibson print
Todays hand made print is by legendary photographer Ralph Gibson. The image was taken at the Chelsea Hotel in N.Y.C. from memory, and the modle was his friend’s girlfriend. The shot is from 1962 and the print is vintage. Ralph was brought out to Australia by Tobi & Rob, and together with Point Light Gallery Sydney,…
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“The Australian” by Uel Lim
Get along to Uel Lim’s exhibition, ‘The Australian’. It’s starting this Thursday the 3rd of April and running until the 14th at Wedge Gallery at Books Kinokuniya in the Galeries Victoria. A collection of hand printed gelatin silver prints by Blanco Negro.
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A printer's best friend…
Alastair Moore collects his new little enlarger for large format contact printing. The bare light globe was just too fast, and even using the Fomalux chloride contact paper, it's always going to be limiting…. So, having half a dozen spare enlargers I suggested making life in the dark a bit easier. Follow Alastairs blog here:http://www.largeformatphotography.com.au/ & a…
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Andrea Francolini Exhibition: “More To Come”
G'day for a hot Friday! Well I've just confirmed the next exhibition @ Blanco by sports snapper Andrea Francolini. On display will be a selection of B&W traditional sports, some HOLGA pics and also his latest Folio Vol 1. We will also be launching his fundraising book for his charity “my first school”. A beautiful…
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“Over the Line” by Mike Magee
“We’ve had some tough times over the years but when something like this happens, to win a Grand Final, it puts everything into perspective and makes it all worthwhile. To all our supporters, when the going gets tough and we need some inspiration you get us over the line!” Greg Matterson, Newtown Jets Head…
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Film, Film, Film….
137 rolls of film, developed & proofed (by hand). 1 lab rat + 1 assistant Bradley Scott. 12 hour day in the dark. Thanks Steve Dupont! I’ll be closing for Christmas next week, the 20th being my last day. Back again on the 6th of January. Cheers!!
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“More to Come” by Andrea Francolini
An exhibition that will leave you wanting more “More to come” is an exhibition of colour and hand-printed silver gelatin prints by photographer, Andrea Francolini, that focuses on both personal and professional interests, with one common theme – travel and motion. In this day and age where we can travel easily at the…
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Cyanotypes…
And also last week….. I made a few Cyanotypes for Ash. Her current exhibition, Whisper and Hunters by Ashleigh Garwood is now showing at “Firstdraft” gallery, Sydney. Many thanks also for the kind comments and it’s great to see so many folks interested in the traditional arts of photography. This week I have a Liquid…
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“Diggers in the Nam” by Tim Page
A collection of 20 gelatin silver prints from 1965 – 1969. Prints are from the personal collection of Chris Reid, originally produced in 2012. A Limited Edition of 5 box sets To mark the 50th Anniversary of Australian troops involvement in the Vietnam War Legendary photographer Tim Page in collaboration with master B&W…
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“White Sheet Series” by Stephen Dupont
Mr Stephen Dupont with his hand stamped prints from the “White Series”. I printed these a year or two back using the Foma choloro-bromide stock (matte finish) with a specialised warmtone developer. Steve always had the intention of using hand made stamps to “finish” the prints, giving each image a very unique result. They are to hang…
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