BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY
ARTICLES & HOW-TO
THE VERTICAL BANQUET CAMERA PROJECT
PART ONE
from
View Camera Magazine
September/October 2005
THE VERTICAL BANQUET CAMERA PROJECT
PART TWO 
from
View Camera Magazine
January/February 2006
BIG CAMERAS, BIG LENSES, BIG FILM PDF
Hand Out From The
2006 LARGE FORMAT
PHOTOGRAPHY CONFERENCE
June 8-11, 2006
ADJUSTING THE DRY MOUNT PRESS
Ever wonder exactly how to set the
correct pressure on your dry mount press?
EASY SHEET FILM IDENTIFICATION
We both shoot sheet film. . .
We tend to go out photographing for extended periods. . .
We bring back a lot of film to process and file. . .
So, how do you identify sheet film???
Here is how we have done it for years now.
WHAT IS THE HUBBUB. . . BUB?
A Personal Commentary
On Film Testing
And Numbers
PDF Version
SPEAKING OF ULF
PDF Hand Out From The
2007 LARGE FORMAT
PHOTOGRAPHY CONFERENCE
Louisville, KY
INTERMITTENCY EFFECT
HERE IS A PERSONAL ASSESSMENT
OF WHAT IS GOING ON.
USING BTZS TO CALIBRATE YOUR
VARIABLE CONTRAST COLD LIGHT HEAD
PDF version
Originally published in the
Sep/Oct 2007 issue of View Camera Magazine
COMPLETE ZONE VI NEWSLETTER INDEX
ISSUES #1 THROUGH #83
Two PDF versions available
for download.
The lens shade. . . a ULFer’s best friend.
CAMERA FLARE
PDF version
Originally published in the
July/Aug 2008 issue of View Camera Magazine
BELLOWS BUILDING
PDF version
You have asked for it. . .
Now here it is!!!
DRY MOUNTING PHOTOGRAPHS
PDF version
Dry mounting your photographs is not that hard. . .
Here is my procedure.
The only thing that should be larger than your coffee cup is your lens!
MY RECIPE FOR GOOD COFFEE
PDF version
Here is what I have learned about making a good cup of Java. . .
A few mechanical drawings. . . some machine and metal work
leads to a modified camera. . .
NOTHING HERE REMAINS THE SAME;
PERSONALIZING MY K.B. CANHAM 8X10
PDF version
This is what I did to my new 8×10 camera to make it more user friendly for me.
More mechanical drawings. . . a little more machine and metal work
leads to another modified camera. . .
WHY MODIFY ANOTHER CAMERA?
PERSONALIZING THE CANHAM 4X10
PDF version
Here is another modification project.
Here is a relatively painless way to find VC, or graded, paper grade #2.
If you are performing film tests, you need to know you are calibrated to a true grade #2.
HOW TO FIND VC PAPER GRADE #2
SIMPLE EYEBALL TESTING
PDF version
Do you own a Calumet Shutter Speed Tester?
Wish there was an easier way to test a large lens or shutter?
Here is a modification/upgrade that just may be what you are looking for.
CALUMET SHUTTER TESTER MODIFICATION:
AN UPGRADE FOR THE LF SHOOTER
PDF version
This article originally appeared in the 2010-2011 publication,
“LANGDON REVIEW OF THE ARTS IN TEXAS” published by
Tarleton State University’s Dora Lee Langdon Cultural and Educational Center
in Granbury, Texas.
THROUGH THE LENS OF THE VIEW CAMERA
AN ESSAY FOR THE LF SHOOTER
PDF version
Do you really want to do some serious film testing?
In order to test film you need a repeatable way to expose film.
What you need is a film sensitometer.
BUILDING A FILM SENSITOMETER
PDF version
The jbhphoto.com BLOG has now reached 200 posts covering everything from personal commentary to how-to articles containing a range of topics of interest to the traditional wet darkroom photographer. We have cataloged and arranged some of the more popular entries by subject and compiled them into volumes now available in PDF format for download.
TALKING ABOUT TRADITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Articles from the jbhphoto.com BLOG
Interested in using LEDs for an enlarger light source?
We undertook the task of designing and building
an LED VC head for our 8×10 enlarger.
Here is the story.
DESIGNING & BUILDING AN LED VC ENLARGER HEAD
PDF version
