Contact Printing - ILFORD Photo Darkroom Guides

[@Ilfordphoto]

It's always a pleasure to work with Rachel from Little Vintage Photography and the team @tomfoolery. Their knowledge, passion and love for what they do shines through. If you haven't already done so then, check out the rest of our 'Darkroom Guides' series kzbin.info/aero/PLarwq93oldzQk8kLW-xadTz1RX8RAdJWw and please let us know what other film photography or darkroom related topics you would like to see covered in future videos.

[@jamjami8760]

Hey! Thanks for sharing all your knowledge. Could you cover the different developers Ilford produce and particularly how to reuse developers effectively and how to adjust development times when reusing something like DDX? Thanks!

[@Ilfordphoto]

@@jamjami8760 Great idea. I'll add it to the list. Do you have a preferred developer at the minute?

[@jamjami8760]

@@Ilfordphoto Great! I use DDX currently, but would love to broaden my options and develop more economically!

[@dewaynecarver9592]

Agree some videos on developers would be great! Maybe one on liquids and another on powders? I started with DD-X and have settled in on ID-11 these days, but there are so many I haven't tried, still...

[@jpcgordon]

This series is incredible. I hope there are more videos in the works.

[@Ilfordphoto]

Its great to hear you've enjoyed it. Do you print a lot in the darkroom yourself?

[@jpcgordon]

@@Ilfordphoto I shoot a lot of film and since leaving university have mostly scanned my negatives but I've just ordered a Meopta Magnifax 3 enlarger and will set up a darkroom at my studio within the next couple of weeks. It's been 11 years since I printed so can't wait to get back in to it. My VC paper is also on the way.

[@clarewilliams9943]

Excited to try this, a whole new range of possibilities just opened up in my mind. Thank you!

[@IainHC1]

What a cracking way to print!! Thank you for this video 🙂

[@Ilfordphoto]

Are you going to give contact printing a go next time you are in the darkroom?

[@andyvan5692]

good video, as a side note Ilford, Mat Marrash (LF photographer) also shows the RA-4 and Kalitype printing for LF prints, which inverts the image and is a kind of contact printing too, and another great resource, to perhaps include in the description box, as well.

[@terrywbreedlove]

I like the new ilford portable darkroom. Might be good to use on my road trips to load the 4x5 film. And develop and make contact prints in the down time.

[@Ilfordphoto]

Thanks Terry - Hoping to get it on the website soon and it should be available later this year

[@joaofreitas2139]

Nice video ! Please specify details about light from the enlarger: Filters in the enlarger or not ? Lens in the enlarger ?? If yes, what aperture? Exposure for how long ? Thank you.

[@ethanbunch3274]

Im about to start making contact sheets for my 35mm film instead of scanning mine 😁 thank you for the great video im definitely motivated to try paper negatives!

[@vinceplatini]

Another great lesson.👏👏👏 Contact printing is history.

[@Ilfordphoto]

Thanks Vincenzo. It's such a simple way of keeping records of your negatives too. I have a contact print of each set of negatives so I can see at a glance what is on them.

[@justinkingery2489]

I LOVE THIS SERIES, AND I LOVE RACHEL! Keep them coming!

[@steveverhoef5667]

Going to try this process to make personal postcards.

[@DannerPlace]

Another great Ilford video. Thanks for posting this :-)

[@Ilfordphoto]

Thanks for watching Dan - good to hear you're enjoying this series:)

[@rbrowning8088]

Great video !!!, Thanks

[@jianxu6678]

great！ i have printed a 4x5 film tonight but the contrast is considerable low for i used my phone screen as the light souce

[@DrJRaven]

Fantastic

[@Ilfordphoto]

Thanks Jonathan. Do you print much in the darkroom?

[@CrivRex]

I love it. I remember my dad's darkroom and can still smell the room. I'm curious who would make a living doing something like this and earn somewhat of an income.

[@Ilfordphoto]

I think there are various groups who make a living from this. Those like Rachel who have a diverse range of skills from photography and darkroom printing to teaching and running courses. As well as photographers who print and sell their own images and other master printers who print editions and images for photographers but don't always shoot themselves. There's also a huge amount of people offering prints / training / kits related to some of the alternative processes available.

[@bryantmercedes9159]

WHAT PAPER IS BEST FOR CONTACT PRINTING?

[@bmtfilm7538]

Excellent

[@iflowslow]

very nice. is there a specific glass one should use when creating contact prints or any glass will do?

[@trainroomgary]

Like - Large negatives come out great, I always look for old negatives at antique stores & bring them back to my home darkroom 📷 • Cheers from the Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂

[@Ilfordphoto]

That's interesting, kind of the next step on from findinf a film already in a camera and seeing what's on it.

[@itsahoax]

really appreciate these lessons, thanks!

[@khalbahadur8345]

Thanks mam ❤❤

[@karmeluk]

❤

[@silvestersze4411]

I’m hoping🤞🏻 to watch a video of ILFORD enlarger models comparisons... 😂😂

[@SinaFarhat]

Thanks for the info! :)

[@Ilfordphoto]

Thanks for watching:)

[@Martin_Siegel]

I always wondered if paper negatives need a much longer expouse time then film negatives when contact printing from (not shooting, that's obvious due to the much lower ISO of paper)

[@AI-Hallucination]

I love you you are the best

[@petegerardini2455]

Ah, bring back memories of '80s darkroom days. If you get just a regular sheet of glass, put duck/gaffers tape around edge to prevent cuts on you fingers. I can't even recall how many packages of Ilford paper i went through in my darkroom days.

[@andyvan5692]

great ideas, but also a tintype or polaroid image could be theoretically copied in the same way.

[@Cyberplayer5]

AH yes contact sheets the old fashion way of getting a proof, nice.

[@YES_YES_NO_YES]

not understandable.

[@lift-nutter1704]

@Ilfordphoto is contact printed film grainy