Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => iPhone and Mobile Photography => Topic started by: luxborealis on December 28, 2017, 05:08:38 pm
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Since this morning, I’ve been having fun with an app called Darkr (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/darkr-darkroom-old-camera/id1182702869?mt=8). It emulates well large format film photography, complete with swings and tilts, different black-and-white films and filters. It also emulates a wet darkroom with test strips and multigrade contrast filters, burning, dodging and toning.
I particularly liked the upside-down-and-backwards groundglass large format view, complete with grid etchings and a focussing loupe. It reminded me of the importance of abstract viewing to actually seeing positional and tonal relationships. While I don’t miss the dust, chemicals and water usage of 4x5 work, I do miss the whole groundglass viewing experience.
I’ve written a blog post (http://luxborealis.com/blog/?p=2505) where I explain more and encourage you to check it out for iPad and iPhone. It’s free, but the $3.99 in-app purchase unlocks some of the options those of us who used (use) large format cameras will be familiar with.
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With that and a tray of stop bath (for the aroma), I'd be in heaven! :D
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The youngsters are probably completely baffled by this...
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The youngsters are probably completely baffled by this...
I have considered using print tongs to remove prints from my Epson printer. ;)
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Open a bottle of cider vinegar - instant stop bath aroma! ;D
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Open a bottle of cider vinegar - instant stop bath aroma! ;D
Yup. That's the stuff. Just keep it a little ways away from the keyboard.
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Yup. That's the stuff. Just keep it a little ways away from the keyboard.
Forget the smell and the vinegar; I’ll take the cider!