Pushing Color Film

Posted on 23rd of April, 2011 by Minna : Darkroom

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.

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Better In Natural Light

Posted on 1st of March, 2011 by Minna : Darkroom

iMac

Here are a couple of photos from the other Fuji Pro 400H @ 1600 film I developed on Sunday. Photos from the other roll are in a separate post.

Unlike the other roll, this roll was shot in natural light (coming from the right), and the colors are much better. The photos are straight from the scanner, no post-processing other than dust removal and cropping is applied.

Let me just say: Yashica Mat EM’s lens is super sharp! Take a look at the second tea infuser photo.

Tea infusers

Tea infusers (a 365 photo)

Magic Mouse

Development notes: Fuji Pro 400H film shot at ISO 1600, thus added 2 x 30 seconds to the color developer time. Color developer 4:45, bleach 5:00, fix 5:00 and stab 1:30.

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Hardware Stores

Posted on 1st of March, 2011 by Minna : Darkroom

Saws

Last Saturday we went to check out the tile, flooring, tap, and other selections in local hardware stores. We need to make the interior decoration decisions for the future apartment by the mid April. I took Nikon EM with Nikon Series E 50mm f/1.8 with me. I loaded the camera with Fuji Pro 400H color print film and shot the roll at ISO1250-1600, mostly in artificial light. I should have used an 80A filter because the photos were mostly yellowish or greenish, and I had to correct the white balance after scanning.

In December I shot a roll of Fuji Pro 400H @ 1600 and developed the film with freshly mixed Rollei Digibase chemicals. On Sunday I developed (pushed) two rolls of same film with the same batch of chemicals and the results are obvious. The colors are skewed and mild, and the grain is coarse. Most of the photos look like camera phone shots (in every aspect).

Knives

Tiles

Square tiles

Bokeh

Seaming samples

Sinks

Taps

Kitchen taps

Coffee machine

Flower pot

Wine glass

Development notes: Fuji Pro 400H film shot at ISO 1600, thus added 2 x 30 seconds to the color developer time. Color developer 4:45, bleach 5:00, fix 5:00 and stab 1:30.

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