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1. Gabriele says:

   February 1, 2010 at 6:21 pm

   hey g,
   just wondering what developer you normally use for (tri-x?)

   love your work

   g

2. admin says:

   February 1, 2010 at 6:43 pm

   Gabriele, Rodinal and Tri-x for this stuff.

3. Mike says:

   February 10, 2010 at 3:56 am

   Hello Graeme,
   First off, I’d like to say that your work and website are absolutely amazing! It’s great to have photographers like you on the web, I come here time and again for a breath of fresh air and a spark of inspiration to get my creative juices flowing 8^) My favorite shot in this NYC journal is (picture #7) of the lady reaching into her bag with her hat hiding her identity. Awesome capture! I just was wondering, did you dodge and burn the outline of her hat to give it that “aura” effect? Or is that just the characteristics of Rodinal? Keep up the great work!
   MIKE

4. admin says:

   February 10, 2010 at 10:37 am

   Nice, Mike, thanks for the good words.

   Rodinal has that characteristic on it’s own to an extent if it’s used in specific ways. Then I often take the neg further in that direction through dodging and burning or other techniques to accentuate it (as in the picture you’re referring to).

   Rodinal is only one road to get a look like this though. It is achievable w/ many other developers and films. Just gotta learn to bend them to your idea.

5. Mike says:

   February 11, 2010 at 1:49 am

   Cool,
   Thanks for replying. I’ve read elsewhere that it is called the mackie effect? Something to do with agitation? Not sure. but I’m going to switch to rodinal from d76 (with tri-x of course) only because every time I see this combo it just grabs me for some reason. I know there will be a learning curve but I can’t wait to give it a try.
   Thanks again,
   MIKE
   F.Y.I. if you didn’t already know, Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibit at the MOMA from April 11-June 28
   more info here:
   http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2010/01/hank-carter-is-coming-to-america.html

6. admin says:

   February 11, 2010 at 12:06 pm

   Have fun playing w/ it Mike. I used Rodinal and TX for everything I shot for 3 years, and thus learned it well. It’s capable.