Going to have to buy your book thanks again man you a legend I have learnt more of you than I did in my HND 😂
@user-qm8sx8ne8g5 ай бұрын
A tip I hadn't heard of so extremely useful. Even better when you see its worth being proved in a print
@PictorialPlanet5 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@stephendeakin27145 ай бұрын
Excellent tip John, thanks and thanks Kodak
@kaibell74295 ай бұрын
super helpful video! just developed a couple rolls the other night and came out way overcooked. good to know for next time, thanks for all the informative darkroom and film videos too, your channel is a goldmine!
@PictorialPlanet4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@AndrewHenderson5 ай бұрын
Another great tip John, thanks again.
@PictorialPlanet4 ай бұрын
Thanks, Andrew!
@shervinsardari5 ай бұрын
Great tip, thank you! Bonus question: In case I have a very flat negative and I'm already at grade 5, could I overexpose the photo paper and reduce the development time in the dev bath in order to increase the contrast?
@PictorialPlanet5 ай бұрын
Watch my Printing the negative 2 and 3 videos
@filmlovephotography5 ай бұрын
Hello John, this can also be applied to pushing film? Thanks 🙏
@eliyag15 ай бұрын
Increasing/decreasing development is essentially pushing/pulling film. When you push film by one stop you then develop it for 25% longer.
@filmlovephotography5 ай бұрын
@@eliyag1 I understand what you mean, but shooting at box speed and cutting 25% of developing time I see more like underdeveloping the film, different than overexposed the film in camera and compensate in the developing by cutting the time. But maybe is the same thing and I'm just confusing.
@GaboDelgado15 ай бұрын
Same doubt here, for example, lets say you figured out that for a given film you have to develop for 25% less to get in the 2 1/2 as mentioned by John. Then you have a roll that you intend of pulling by 2 stops. Does that mean you have to develop 75% less time?
@filmlovephotography5 ай бұрын
@@GaboDelgado1 for what I understand developing is not linear, shadows develop slowly then highlights. So if you cute the developing time your highlights will be less white and because you pull the film by 2 stop, you overexposed the film. So your shadows are in zone 5 instead zone 3. But by cutting the developing time you put the shadows from zone 5 to zone 3 in the developing process. And you get more dynamic range by doing that.
@filmlovephotography5 ай бұрын
@@GaboDelgado1 but maybe John can make a video explaining all this in a better way 🙏
@waltergaier91655 ай бұрын
Sorry… I don’t get it. Once my film is developed, how can I then decide to under- or overdevelop the same film? Doesn’t the development time depend on whether I push or pull my film? Or do you mean the development time of the paper?
@patrick.hudepohl5 ай бұрын
Film development time determines contrast in the negatives. Longer development means more contrasty negatives (and thus a lower grade filter when printing). Shorter development time reduces contrast (and you'd need a higher grade filter for a nice print). You can use this to your advantage: if you have taken pictures in very dull conditions and don''t want flat negatives, develop a little longer. If you were shooting in very high contrast (e.g., sunny day around noon) and want to reduce that a bit, develop shorter. And yes, you also adjust film development time when pushing or pulling your film. With the same consequences for its contrast.
@carstennorwaynorge21955 ай бұрын
Hei John, thank you for this nice video. Csn i use this rule for stand development on the same way? Wishes from 🇳🇴
@PictorialPlanet4 ай бұрын
Sorry but it won't work well with stand. With semi-stand it works fairly well.
@carstennorwaynorge21954 ай бұрын
@@PictorialPlanet ok thank you👍🏻 have a nice weekend