Pattern Recognition? — by Bruce Robbins on September 13, 2017

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Forter Castle, Glenisla There's a school of thought that says the best way to improve your photography is to spend ages looking at the t...

Six years and counting — by Bruce Robbins on September 13, 2017

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I quite like the distressed look of this scanned negative - suits the subject well. I scanned it in flatbed rather than transparency mode th...

Open Door, Newtyle Quarry — by Bruce Robbins on September 04, 2017

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I was quite excited when lining up this shot: it felt like it had something a little extra going on. It was taken in a derelict transport of...

Atomal - nice, but... — by Bruce Robbins on September 02, 2017

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I got through a pack of Adox Atomal developer a few years ago and loved the look of the negs it produced. They had a lovely tonality to them...

A print or two — by Bruce Robbins on August 30, 2017

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Well, I'm finally back in the darkroom and enjoying once more the smell of fixer in the morning. Actually, I don't mind the pong but...

Don't adjust your TV sets, etc — by Bruce Robbins on August 19, 2017

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Semi-decorative iPhone pic Normal service has been missing on the blog for more than a month but I'm hoping to get back on track again n...

Another look at BT two-bath — by Bruce Robbins on July 08, 2017

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My last experience with Barry's two-bath has put me off using it for normal contrast scenes but, having just mixed a litre of the stuff,...

35mm filed as single negs? — by Bruce Robbins on June 28, 2017

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This was something I read on a forum. At first it seemed a bit daft but the more I thought about it... So I thought I'd turn to the hive...

What's gone wrong with Barry Thornton's two-bath? — by Bruce Robbins on June 25, 2017

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The answer, of course, is that nothing has gone wrong with it but something seems to have gone wrong with me. I was a big proponent of Barry...