Paper negatives as good as film?

I talk about my way of taking paper negatives.
I show many examples of paper negatives.
#photography #analogphotography #papernegative #largeformat #foma #fomaspeed

[@uryevich]

Geir, thank you for this short and solid video about your paper negatives. I still on a way to try PN but hadn't got yet contrast low enough. But your work inspired me much and I always remember your negative with a tire in water. So simple and brilliant! You doing a great and I thank you for sharing this!

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

Thank you, your comment is most welcome 🙂 I hope you find the right way with combination of paper, filter and chemicals.

[@lilib7376]

thank you Geir! I've been experimenting with paper negatives for a while but have yet to try the Fomapan paper. will give it a try. lovely images of the rocks and water!

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

Thank you for your nice comment, and yes the picture of the rocks and water is one of my favourites I made this year.

[@fishercawkey]

I have very little exposure (haha) to paper negative photography and am truly amazed by the work you showed in this video. Thank you for sharing your photos and explanation.

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

Thank you for your nice comment. I hope my explanation help you a bit 😀

[@GavinLyonsCreates]

Beautiful image and very interesting video on paper negatives.

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

Thank you for your nice comment, I am glad you like the images.

[@amandas3804]

Love these, thank you for sharing!

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

Thank you for your nice comment :-)

[@kdj.imagery4317]

Those are some very striking images, can you scan paper negs on a regular all in one (home/office) type scanner/printer?

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

Thank you for your nice comment :-) I haven't tried it with an office scanner. So i can't really tell how successful it can be. Paper is much easier to scan than film, so it should work.

[@petehalupka1]

Wow these pictures are beautiful!

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

Thank you!

[@kevinthephotographer9346]

A helpful video. I'm using a variety of old fixed-grade papers, which may be 30-40 years old. I get good results at EI6.

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

Thank you for your comment, I have never tried fixed graded paper.

[@SMydland]

Fine resultater 👍🏻 Hva tror du om rødfilter? Vil det bli for mye effekt på blåtonene?

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

Hei Tusen takk for hyggelig kommentar Jeg tror ikke det blir mye lys som papiret kan reagere på. Det blir for mye filtrering. Papiret er nesten helt blindt for rødt lys.

[@SMydland]

@@GeirBakkenVestfold Ja sant! Jeg innså at rødfilter ville fungere dårlig. Så jeg har prøvd noen testbilder med gulfilter, og det ser ut til å fungere bra 👍🏻

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

@@SMydland Så bra at du får det til å fungere. Lykke til med prosjektet 🙂

[@pleps5]

How many minutes of exposure in bright sunlight is enough to produce a good photo?

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

I use lenses, and in bright sunlight at F16, paper at ISO12 and again compensated 1 stop for yellow filter makes an F6 measurement. That gives me 1/6 second at F16, 1/3 at F22, 1.5 seconds at F45 and 3 seconds at F64.

[@peinmilan]

How do you make positives? Don't you lose lots of details by contacting? Or do you just scan it?

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

I do both. Sometimes I want a print and then i make a contact print. Both scan and contact printing can make beautiful results. And the print is not enlarged so it will look detailed and contrasty enough at the original size. Some negatives are a bit challenging, so i need to try to make good negatives planned when I make the exposure.

[@peinmilan]

@@GeirBakkenVestfold I make 8x10 contact prints from films. It would be cheaper to experiment with paper but I'm afraid the positive process would lose too much compared to the film contact. Maybe I should give it a try anyway.... :)

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

I can't give an absoulute answer, but I guess the light gets a bit scattered by the paper backing. It may make the positive look a bit softer because of a slight loss of local contrast. I have never done a direct comparison with film on the same subject. But it is a cheap alternative that may give beautiful and interesting results. @@peinmilan

[@gerardodalchielelueiro6818]

Very good explanations But my answer is How do you do the copy By contact?? On an enlarger?? Congratulations from ARGENTINA

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

Thank you for taking time to comment 🙂 I do contact printing by butting the negative paper with emulsion side down on the receiving photo paper. Then a thick plate of glas on top of it. The enlarger is simply used as a light source. Best regards from Norway

[@jalakanen]

I haven't used yellow filter. Thanks for a tip

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

I hope you get good results with it :-)

[@chriscard6544]

I never understood: expose for shadows and develop for highlights. How to proceed

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

I will try to make a understandable answer. The development process is more active in the highlights. More development gives higher contrast and brighter higlights. That is why it is easier to expose with the right amount of light in the shadows, then use the right amount of development to make the higlights look good.

[@chriscard6544]

@@GeirBakkenVestfold ok for the development part. But now where do you measure your light ? do you use zone system or simply your shadows will be middle grey 18% ?

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

@@chriscard6544 I normally use incident reading. I measure the light not the subject. That usually gives nice shadows.

[@chriscard6544]

@@GeirBakkenVestfold ok that was my method as well, but I didnt know for the film developing, so thank you sooo much

[@JamesRKyle]

Very nice VID... Make more. :-)

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

Thank you James I will make more when I am ready for it. I had this idea for long time. But only found free room to make it now.

[@greggschwabauer6241]

It’s been awhile. You doing OK?

[@GeirBakkenVestfold]

Thanks for asking :-) Now I just came home from vacation with family in Thailand. I have had a busy year but I hope to share more videos soon. I am now making a video about developing film in Bangkok.

[@greggschwabauer6241]

@@GeirBakkenVestfold glad everyone and everything is doing well.