Among many other things that are fading away with film is the viewing filter. The Kodak Wratten #90 has long been the standard, though as a discontinued item, it is getting rare and expensive. The Zone VI mounted filter is long gone. If you get moving, you can still pick up the Tiffen Viewing...
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Converting color images into black and white
This site (https://northlight-images.co.uk)has had lots of articles related to digital black and white photography for nearly 20 years. Back then the word digital was important, since it was new and a lot of film users (Keith included) were switching...
I’ve just read a comment from a photographer who said it’s time to stop shooting in black and white. He claimed we don’t see the world in black and white and it was something only done in the past due to the limitations at the time and it’s time to move on. Here’s a number of reasons why I think...
This image emerged from a multi-shot study of water flowing after rains in the Cohocton River, NY. The only 'magic' applied to this were tonal adjustments and a bit of solarization.
What you see would repeatedly appear, shift, and reappear as the water flowed over a few rocks just below the...