Portrait of a Pig - The Photo Forum

Taralyn Romero · 11-03-2005, 09:22 PM

My first and last attempt at using a dark room:

To the MODs: If this is in the wrong area, please feel free to move! Thanks!

JohnMF · 11-03-2005, 09:31 PM

He looks like he is about to attack you! didnt he like having his photo taken?

I take from your comments you didnt have a pleasurable time in the darkroom then?

Taralyn Romero · 11-03-2005, 09:35 PM

Nope! Ha-ha! Apparently I only have patience for the world of digital and Wolf Camera online printing

Christie Photo · 11-04-2005, 05:26 PM

From the grain, this must have been overexposed... a bunch! What film/chemistry did you use?

-Pete

Jeff Canes · 11-04-2005, 07:34 PM

It dose look a little overexposed and grainy, but also seem to work well for subject, it my not be your typical portrait subject but it is a portrait

JeLeAk · 11-04-2005, 09:05 PM

i think the grain adds to it, there really isnt anything other to look at besides its face, even tho i try to look eleswhere i am constantly drawn back to its mug

terri · 11-05-2005, 08:31 AM

I like it, too! I am curious as to the chemistry/developing as well.

There IS a lot of grain, but for this subject....?

He's a dirty fat piggy! The grain does nothing but enhance that feel. It works great for this image, and I like the close crop, though I'd like to see both eyes.

Hi Taralynn, if I were you I'd pursue the darkroom work - you ended up with a really good image here.

Welcome to TPF!

Taralyn Romero · 11-05-2005, 11:36 PM

Thanks for all the thoughtful comments everyone! Happy to hear I didn't completely butcher the whole thing.

Unfortunately, and I hate to dissapoint, but I have NO CLUE as to what I did in that darkroom, or what chemicals were used...

I gave into peer pressure and followed a friend (who is actually taking a photography class) into her university's darkroom, played around with whatever directions and filters she gave me and frustrated the heck out of myself for quite a while before accepting that this was as good as it was gonna get. It is quite grainy, I agree. I think some of that might be from the scanning process but most of it is probably from just sheer inexperience.

Overall, the whole experience was wild for me as I never knew how the whole development process went about - I doubt I'll be going back though.... I wasted entirely too much of that expensive photo paper - yikes!

11-03-2005, 09:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
Taralyn Romero I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 626	Portrait of a Pig My first and last attempt at using a dark room: To the MODs: If this is in the wrong area, please feel free to move! Thanks! __________________ *"Just give it to me straight."* Nikon D300 \| SB800 Last edited by Taralyn Romero; 11-03-2005 at 11:28 PM.

11-03-2005, 09:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
Taralyn Romero I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 626	Nope! Ha-ha! Apparently I only have patience for the world of digital and Wolf Camera online printing __________________ *"Just give it to me straight."* Nikon D300 \| SB800

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Christie Photo Oh well. TPF Subscriber Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kankakee, IL Posts: 4,795	From the grain, this must have been overexposed... a bunch! What film/chemistry did you use? -Pete __________________ Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns; It calls me on and on...

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Jeff Canes I HAVE TONS OF EDITING TO DO TPF Subscriber Join Date: May 2003 Location: Back For Cali Posts: 5,754 My Photos Are OK to Edit	It dose look a little overexposed and grainy, but also seem to work well for subject, it my not be your typical portrait subject but it is a portrait __________________ PBase : Webshots : DeviantArt : Fisheye Shots : PM Me 2 Buy Or Trade Prints Criticism & Comments Are Always Welcome Newfoundland Summer 2010

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terri a rush hour soul TPF Editor TPF Subscriber Site Moderator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In the mental ward of this forum Posts: 17,310 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit	I like it, too! I am curious as to the chemistry/developing as well. There IS a lot of grain, but for this subject....? He's a dirty fat piggy! The grain does nothing but enhance that feel. It works great for this image, and I like the close crop, though I'd like to see both eyes. Hi Taralynn, if I were you I'd pursue the darkroom work - you ended up with a really good image here. Welcome to TPF! __________________ Beaten Path Photography Site updated at last! 3) Recognize that if you're not part of the solution, you're likely part of the problem - whatever you perceive it to be.

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11-03-2005, 09:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
JohnMF TPF Junkie! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: England Posts: 2,531	He looks like he is about to attack you! didnt he like having his photo taken? I take from your comments you didnt have a pleasurable time in the darkroom then?

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JeLeAk Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 123	i think the grain adds to it, there really isnt anything other to look at besides its face, even tho i try to look eleswhere i am constantly drawn back to its mug

11-05-2005, 11:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
Taralyn Romero I spend too much of my life on TPF! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 626	Thanks for all the thoughtful comments everyone! Happy to hear I didn't completely butcher the whole thing. Unfortunately, and I hate to dissapoint, but I have NO CLUE as to what I did in that darkroom, or what chemicals were used... I gave into peer pressure and followed a friend (who is actually taking a photography class) into her university's darkroom, played around with whatever directions and filters she gave me and frustrated the heck out of myself for quite a while before accepting that this was as good as it was gonna get. It is quite grainy, I agree. I think some of that might be from the scanning process but most of it is probably from just sheer inexperience. Overall, the whole experience was wild for me as I never knew how the whole development process went about - I doubt I'll be going back though.... I wasted entirely too much of that expensive photo paper - yikes! __________________ *"Just give it to me straight."* Nikon D300 \| SB800 Last edited by Taralyn Romero; 11-05-2005 at 11:39 PM.

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