Self-Portraits

Sun shining,
Leaves flying,
Hair swaying.

Sleeves bunching,
Eyes staring,
Toes pointing.

Up in the air,

Frozen in movement,

Frozen in time.

Darkroom

        

I have spent the past few weeks working in the darkroom. So far, I have successfully printed three photographs. I began by processing, drying, and cutting my film. I then printed contact sheets for all of my film. Finally, I picked the photographs with the best exposure and composition to print.

Since it had been a while since the last time I worked in the darkroom (in Photo II), I had to briefly review the developing process. Over the past few weeks, I have learned that if my initial timed test strip (from 5 seconds to 25 seconds) does not produce any acceptable exposures, I should change the F-Stop on the enlarger. I have also learned to "burn" parts of my photograph that are too light by placing my hands under the light to cover the part of the photograph that is dark enough.

My goal for the next few weeks is to print at least three still-life photographs. I also hope to become more efficient at the whole developing process so that I can print my photographs more quickly. Finally, I hope to become better at judging my test strips so that I can minimize the amount of test strips that I have to print.