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...

Some Rank photos — by Bruce Robbins on June 22, 2017

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A while back I wrote about a wee Rank rangefinder that I picked up for sweeties in a charity shop. It's a nicely made camera and functi...

It's getting closer — by Bruce Robbins on June 18, 2017

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The darkroom as it presently stands. Before anyone says anything, I know I have too many enlargers! This will probably change in the near f...

Printing again in a fortnight? — by Bruce Robbins on May 29, 2017

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The darkroom is getting to the stage where I can start fitting it out and then start splashing some chemicals around in anger. The long bedr...

So I dusted off the D700... — by Bruce Robbins on May 18, 2017

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Don't worry. This isn't the beginning of the end. Nor, though, is it likely to be the end of the beginning. I had great fun doing so...

Barry Thornton Articles — by Bruce Robbins on May 17, 2017

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I've added a page to the Resources section in the right side bar which contains some of the articles that Barry used to have on his old ...

Learning about the masters — by Bruce Robbins on May 15, 2017

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I think most of you would be surprised at how truly ignorant I am of the work of some of the past masters of photography. Even well-known na...