Summary of Life

Another photograph from my book.

Print Details:

Paper: Ilfrord Multigrade IV Fiber 1K Glossy

Paper Size: 17.8x24 cm (7x9.5in)

Image Size: 15.9x22.7 cm (6.2x8.9in)

Developer: Kodak Dektol 1+2 (3 min.)

Toner: Untoned

Film: Kodak T-max 400 rated 250 135 mm

Mother's Bosom

When I saw the negative of this photo I understood how I am lucky. It was taken in a very crowded corner in Eminönü, Istanbul. I just saw this mother and girl, rise my camera and took this isolated moment. It was luck of me that there wasn't anyone at that moment.

Paper: Ilfrord Multigrade IV Fiber Warmtone 24K Semi-Matt

Paper Size: 17.8x24 cm (7x9.5in)

Image Size: 15.3x22.8 cm (6x9in)

Developer: Ilford Multigrade  Developer 1+9 (2 min.)

Toner: Untoned

Film: Rollei RPX 400 rated 250 135 mm

Stuffed Mussels

I was so sick and busy. For this reason I had to put a long space again :). Also I couldn't print a new photograph. Therefore I am posting and old one.

It was taken at a beach in Istanbul which name is Menekşe. The English meaning of Menekşe is violet. What a cool name for beach :)

The man in the photograph was collecting mussels for cooking and selling stuffed mussels which is a popular street food in Istanbul. You can buy and eat almost every corner in Istanbul. It was a sunny and very cold winter day and man was inside of the sea. It is definitely a hard job. 

 The most thing I like in this photo is superposition of geometric lines and tone gradation changing. Here are the print details:


Paper: Ilfrord Multigrade IV Fiber 1K Glossy
Paper Size: 24x30.5 cm (9½x12in)
Image Size: 18.9x28.8 cm (7.4x11.3in)
Developer: Kodak Dektol 1+2 (2 min.)
Toner: Untoned
Film Format: 35 mm

My Big Anxiety

I know, very very long time pasted away and I haven't post anything. I was very busy but this is not excuse for it. I just lost my faith to this blog. Anyway it is long story and I don't want to talk about this. Now I will give a chance to this blog in honor of new year. May be I can find my desire for this blog again.

Today I want to share a photo that hanged on my wall. I generally like photographs with multi-sections and there are some layers which I like in this photograph.

I can write so many words for every part in the photograph but I am only going to mention about my anxiety. I am checking one bird in the photograph every morning and evening. I have a fear that bird will escape. I am not kidding. I real have fear. Bird is located at the left top of the photograph and it is marching. Here is the bird and details of the print:

Paper: Ilfrord Multigrade Warmtone IV Fiber 1K Glossy
Paper Size: 17.8x24 cm (7x9.5in)
Image Size: 14.6x22.7 cm (5.75x8.9in)
Developer: Kodak Dektol 1+2 (2 min.)
Enlarger: Kaiser VPM 6005 Multigrade Head
Film: Rollei RPX 400@250

Autumn Gloom

Nowadays I frequently come up pensive people. I think autumn gloom is over whole city. I hate this cloudy mood. I am a spring child and I couldn't handle such a bad weather. May be I am just seeing people who are in same mood with me. May be I am exaggerating :). Life is full of "May be"s. Nevertheless, I am a sun boy.

Paper: Ilfrord Multigrade IV Fiber 1K Glossy
Paper Size: 17.8x24 cm (7x9.5in)
Image Size: 14.9x22.2 cm (5.9x8.7in)
Developer: Ilford Harman Warmtone Developer 1+9 (3 min.)
Toner: Untoned

Enlarger: Durst M800
Film: Rollei RPX 400 rated 250 135 mm

Don't Let Them Shoot the Balloons

I am living in a weird country. We have some bizarre habits. In this image you can see one of them. Whenever you go for a walk at any coast line at Istanbul, you can easily face with balloons stretched between two stick or swimming over the sea. You can pay and then shoot with an air rifle to these colorful balloons. I never understand why people shoot and how they can enjoy with it. Balloons always awake childhood dreams in my mind and I can't shoot to dreams. Actually I can't shoot any thing. Whenever I see these balloons I remember an old film "Uçurtmayı Vuramsınlar" (a.k.a. Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite).
Moreover, when the guns are seen at the stage, a cowboy hat have to be seen.

Here is the print details:

Paper: Ilfrord Multigrade IV Fiber Warmtone 24K Semi-Matt
Paper Size: 17.8x24 cm (7x9.5in)
Image Size: 12.3x22.8 cm (4.9x9in)
Developer: Ilford Multigrade Developer 1+9 (2 min.)
Toner: Untoned
Film: Rollei RPX 400 rated 250 135 mm

New Camera, New Format and a New Start

I know, I gave a huge break and I couldn't post for awhile, but I have an excuse. I bought a new camera which is 4x5 Linhof Kardan Color. It is a monorail large format camera. When I bought it, camera was in a very bad condition and I had to work on it. That is the reason of why I couldn't post. Finally I manage to get the first results. Today I want to share these.
I have 9x12 cm film holders for these camera and unfortunately I couldn't find film for these holders at my local store. For this reason I used Ilford MGIV Matt paper as negative.  I developed paper negative with Ilford Multigrade Developer (1+9). Here are the paper negatives and their digitally converted positives.

Actually I did contact print with one of these negatives but it was at the end of the session and I was exhausted. For this reason I couldn't take appropriate tests. I just took a contact print ad ended the session. 

That contact print is at below:

It was not a good print but unfortunately that is the only one. Sorry :)