Pushing Color Film

I do not know how I was able to pull off the excellent pushed results back in December (Fuji Pro 400H @ 1600). I have not been able to repeat that with the same film and chemicals. In March I got dirty colors (mostly because of artificial lighting) and the latest run didn’t go well either.

Here are some of the frames that I shot with Nikon EM and Nikon Series E 50mm f/1.8 lens on Fuji Pro 400H film that was exposed at ISO1250-1600. I developed the film with freshly mixed Digibase chemicals but the results are mediocre at best.

Ice cream

Ice cream (2)

Peperones

Rims

Spring jacket

Plants

Test shot

Development notes: Fuji Pro 400H film shot at ISO 1600 (2-stop push). The film was developed with freshly mixed Rollei Digibase C-41 chemicals in 38°C. Color developer time was 4:15 (3:15 + 2 x 30 seconds per stop). Bleach 4:00, fixer 5:00 and stab 1:30.

Last Christmas’y Photos

Red apples

On Tuesday I developed two roll of film that I shot during Christmas. Here are some photos I took around the house when I was bored one afternoon. I used a roll of expired cheap Kodak film (Kodak Max 400) and pushed it by one stop. Nothing ideal in this combination but I can say I’ve done it.

I didn’t want to wait until Christmas 2011 to post these so here we go.

Glitter reindeer

Straw ornament

Playing with depth of field

Development notes: developed with Rollei Digibase C-41 chemicals. Color developer time 3:45 (additional 30 seconds to make the one stop push), bleach time 4:00, fix time 5:00 and stab 1:30.

Photo Recap Of 2010

2010 was a film and gear year for me. I tried and learnt a lot. I hope 2011 will be a bit more steady.

In 2010 I:

  • developed my second ever b&w film and first ever color film,
  • shot (and dev’ed) my first slide film,
  • shot with a range finder and a pinhole camera for the first time,
  • took my first strobist portraits,
  • bought ten and sold five cameras,
  • bought and sold several lenses,
  • acquainted with other film photographers online,
  • started this blog.

Probably I forgot something out of the list but I’m pretty sure the most important milestones are there.

Here are my personal favorites of 2010.

Taken on 1st of January, 2010 with Nikon D80

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