One of my facebook friends is a cool guy who runs a shop in Philly called Flop Custom. Sam Green photo stopped by and did a neat few shots using the old gel plate method.
Flop is a young guy who does some pretty nice body work and fabrication on old cars. He posts on the Ford Barn site showing some of the work he does on Model A Ford bodies.
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Dave, there is something to be said for the way things used to be done. Hats off to those that are willing to learn how it used to be and double nod if they choose to show a youngster so they might carry on the legacy. All that being said, I like what you did with the original print too! I have turned a few pictures "back in time" myself and it's a fun part of the hobby.
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Dave, there is something to be said for the way things used to be done. Hats off to those that are willing to learn how it used to be and double nod if they choose to show a youngster so they might carry on the legacy. All that being said, I like what you did with the original print too! I have turned a few pictures "back in time" myself and it's a fun part of the hobby.
I'm totally conflicted with Old V New. I respect those who have the skill and knowledge to do things in the traditional way, and some things just cannot be reproduced using modern systems, but I have never had the luxury of time and money to do things this way.
I wanted to get into photography when I was young, but cameras were expensive, and film processing was time consuming and also very expensive.
If I was to be really critical about this shot, I would ask, why use old technique to try and acheive an old school photo, but not bother to hide the modern furnace or neon strip lighting from the shot?
(I would have edited those things out in a paint program )
I understand the mystique that the artist was going for and with these old processes it can be hit and miss with the outcome or exposure. But you can get a little overzealous in post and overdo manipulations. With all due respect, Dave, your manipulation has revealed a lot of junk ( the furnace)in the shot and enhanced the dust particles to the point where the mystique is gone for me.
Back in the day, we used to spend hours, spotting prints with a tiny paintbrush and different colored inks to remove dust particles. Now that is a simple process in post.
I don't quite see the point of old school photography, when you can re-create old school with software. Much cheaper, and much quicker.
I brightened this one and aged it in Paintshop pro
Same reason learning about vacuum tubes makes you a better solid state designer, its about background/history. Photography fundamentals still apply to digital,
all the manip in the world isn't going to fix an improper depth of field, or a horribly over/underexposed shot. An ex of mine did a photography 3 year thing,
and I was amazed at how the old-school processes and camera courses immediately improved her digital work, she said it was because she gained a deeper understanding
having to get out the light meter, and never mind all the f stop and depth of field stuff. :)
The dude who did this was apparently finishing up some school project, kinda neat. Huge pain in my opinion, not something I'd like to do every day.
