Black and White Photography
by
Paul Roark
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New Army Pass, by Paul Roark
New Army Pass is in the John Muir Wilderness, a moderate day hike out of Golden Trout Camp.
This shot was captured with a
medium format Bronica RF 645 camera, 45 mm lens,
and Technical Pan B&W film. To get the extreme depth of field, I took 2 shots at different
focus points and combined them in Photoshop. In some respects this works better than a tilt.
Nonetheless, for this year's Golden Trout B&W workshop, I'll also have a Canon DSLR with the
45 mm Tilt-Shift lens. With the 1.6 x magnification, this will give me a medium telephoto with a tilt. Something
that I learned to really appreciate when I was shooting primarily the Rollei SL66 with the 150 Zeiss Sonar.
High Sierra B&W Photo Workshop at Golden Trout Camp
The second black and white photographic workshop at Golden Trout Camp will be held the week of
July 1 - 7, 2007. To see more photos of the area,
click here.
If you need further anformation or would like a brochure and registration form,
contact me. The brochures should
be ready in late January.
B&W Inkset Information
My newest B&W printing workflow uses an Epson R1800 to print 100% carbon pigment,
smooth, photo-quality images, in tones from cool to warm, as well as full color.
For more information on this most stable and archival digital B&W system yet,
click here.
For my general Index of B&W Digital Printing Information,
click here.
Where to View My Photos
I have a permanent display at Gallery Los Olivos, where I am also a "sitter"
once a month. If you'd like to come by and
talk about B&W printing (or anything else for that matter), please stop by on one of my
"sitting" days, which are generally the first Thursdays of each month.
It would be great to meet you and chat if you can come by.
For information on Gallery Los Olivos,
click here..
Index of Other Photos
For the Index and Thumbnails
of the other photos in my internet gallery
click here.
If you are interested in copies of any images on the web site,
please contact me.
My internet prices are the same as those through Gallery Los Olivos;
so you can also order through them and use a credit card as opposed
to the PayPal that I use.
Carbon-Pigment Printing
Although I have been a traditional darkroom printer for years, technology
has now reached the point where, in my view, the latest digital carbon pigment printing
processes have surpassed the silver print. I have become
heavily involved in the design of dedicated B&W inksets for Epson printers.
These B&W inksets are sold by MIS Associates.
(I provide my forumulas and profiles on a royalty-free basis to promote high-end, yet affordable
B&W for all of us.)
How long will these carbon-pigment B&W prints last? Well, everything ultimately fades
in sunlight, but in comparative fade testing, the carbon pigments
do better than pigments rated at 200 years of display life.
In dark storage they do even better. Carbon
pigments on cotton should be more stable than the
traditional wet darkroom prints due to the buffered paper that
has never had to deal with acidic processing chemicals like the
wet darkroom prints. Carbon pigment writing inks have been
found that are over 30 centuries old. The first image-forming
use of carbon pigments may be in the Paleolithic Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc
cave in France. They look rather good after 30,000 years.
For an index of specific ink and printer information, including details of the
inksets, settings, and curves, click here.
Contact
If you have any comments or questions, or are interested in
copies of any of my images, please do not hesitate to
contact me.
Thank you for visiting my humble website.
Paul Roark
Solvang, CA, USA
www.PaulRoark.com
All Photographs -- Copyright 1980-2007 Paul Roark -- All Rights Reserved