Hand printed color work This is some recent colour work taken in Tokyo and Saitama. The second, third and forth images are printed from cross-processed Fuji Velvia 100. Velvia gives a strong red cast. It’s a bit strong for my taste really but it works well if you have a simple image. The rest of the images were printed from Fuji Natura 1600.  Both the negatives and the prints were developed with the Naniwa color kits. The paper used was Kodak Endura. All the images you can see are scans of the prints.
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Hand printed color work This is some recent colour work taken in Tokyo and Saitama. The second, third and forth images are printed from cross-processed Fuji Velvia 100. Velvia gives a strong red cast. It’s a bit strong for my taste really but it works well if you have a simple image. The rest of the images were printed from Fuji Natura 1600.  Both the negatives and the prints were developed with the Naniwa color kits. The paper used was Kodak Endura. All the images you can see are scans of the prints.
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Hand printed color work This is some recent colour work taken in Tokyo and Saitama. The second, third and forth images are printed from cross-processed Fuji Velvia 100. Velvia gives a strong red cast. It’s a bit strong for my taste really but it works well if you have a simple image. The rest of the images were printed from Fuji Natura 1600.  Both the negatives and the prints were developed with the Naniwa color kits. The paper used was Kodak Endura. All the images you can see are scans of the prints.
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Hand printed color work This is some recent colour work taken in Tokyo and Saitama. The second, third and forth images are printed from cross-processed Fuji Velvia 100. Velvia gives a strong red cast. It’s a bit strong for my taste really but it works well if you have a simple image. The rest of the images were printed from Fuji Natura 1600.  Both the negatives and the prints were developed with the Naniwa color kits. The paper used was Kodak Endura. All the images you can see are scans of the prints.
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Hand printed color work This is some recent colour work taken in Tokyo and Saitama. The second, third and forth images are printed from cross-processed Fuji Velvia 100. Velvia gives a strong red cast. It’s a bit strong for my taste really but it works well if you have a simple image. The rest of the images were printed from Fuji Natura 1600.  Both the negatives and the prints were developed with the Naniwa color kits. The paper used was Kodak Endura. All the images you can see are scans of the prints.
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Hand printed color work This is some recent colour work taken in Tokyo and Saitama. The second, third and forth images are printed from cross-processed Fuji Velvia 100. Velvia gives a strong red cast. It’s a bit strong for my taste really but it works well if you have a simple image. The rest of the images were printed from Fuji Natura 1600.  Both the negatives and the prints were developed with the Naniwa color kits. The paper used was Kodak Endura. All the images you can see are scans of the prints.
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Hand printed color work

This is some recent colour work taken in Tokyo and Saitama. The second, third and forth images are printed from cross-processed Fuji Velvia 100. Velvia gives a strong red cast. It’s a bit strong for my taste really but it works well if you have a simple image. The rest of the images were printed from Fuji Natura 1600. 

Both the negatives and the prints were developed with the Naniwa color kits. The paper used was Kodak Endura. All the images you can see are scans of the prints.

Portraits from Japan This short series is from a collection I had built up over last year.  Some of the portraits are of people I had met, and the others are merely chances which I chose to capture. I prefer the flatter perspective portraits in the collection over anything else. They just feel more simple.
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Portraits from Japan This short series is from a collection I had built up over last year.  Some of the portraits are of people I had met, and the others are merely chances which I chose to capture. I prefer the flatter perspective portraits in the collection over anything else. They just feel more simple.
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Portraits from Japan This short series is from a collection I had built up over last year.  Some of the portraits are of people I had met, and the others are merely chances which I chose to capture. I prefer the flatter perspective portraits in the collection over anything else. They just feel more simple.
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Portraits from Japan This short series is from a collection I had built up over last year.  Some of the portraits are of people I had met, and the others are merely chances which I chose to capture. I prefer the flatter perspective portraits in the collection over anything else. They just feel more simple.
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Portraits from Japan This short series is from a collection I had built up over last year.  Some of the portraits are of people I had met, and the others are merely chances which I chose to capture. I prefer the flatter perspective portraits in the collection over anything else. They just feel more simple.
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Portraits from Japan This short series is from a collection I had built up over last year.  Some of the portraits are of people I had met, and the others are merely chances which I chose to capture. I prefer the flatter perspective portraits in the collection over anything else. They just feel more simple.
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Portraits from Japan

This short series is from a collection I had built up over last year.  Some of the portraits are of people I had met, and the others are merely chances which I chose to capture. I prefer the flatter perspective portraits in the collection over anything else. They just feel more simple.

‘Taiwan’ a past series This is a small portrait of Taiwan which was taken about 15 months ago. Although brief, I think it conveys Taiwan quite well as a beautiful and relaxed country. The places I visited and the people who I encountered were very warm and down to earth. I would very much like to go back there someday.
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‘Taiwan’ a past series This is a small portrait of Taiwan which was taken about 15 months ago. Although brief, I think it conveys Taiwan quite well as a beautiful and relaxed country. The places I visited and the people who I encountered were very warm and down to earth. I would very much like to go back there someday.
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‘Taiwan’ a past series This is a small portrait of Taiwan which was taken about 15 months ago. Although brief, I think it conveys Taiwan quite well as a beautiful and relaxed country. The places I visited and the people who I encountered were very warm and down to earth. I would very much like to go back there someday.
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‘Taiwan’ a past series This is a small portrait of Taiwan which was taken about 15 months ago. Although brief, I think it conveys Taiwan quite well as a beautiful and relaxed country. The places I visited and the people who I encountered were very warm and down to earth. I would very much like to go back there someday.
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‘Taiwan’ a past series This is a small portrait of Taiwan which was taken about 15 months ago. Although brief, I think it conveys Taiwan quite well as a beautiful and relaxed country. The places I visited and the people who I encountered were very warm and down to earth. I would very much like to go back there someday.
Zoom Info
‘Taiwan’ a past series This is a small portrait of Taiwan which was taken about 15 months ago. Although brief, I think it conveys Taiwan quite well as a beautiful and relaxed country. The places I visited and the people who I encountered were very warm and down to earth. I would very much like to go back there someday.
Zoom Info
‘Taiwan’ a past series This is a small portrait of Taiwan which was taken about 15 months ago. Although brief, I think it conveys Taiwan quite well as a beautiful and relaxed country. The places I visited and the people who I encountered were very warm and down to earth. I would very much like to go back there someday.
Zoom Info
‘Taiwan’ a past series

This is a small portrait of Taiwan which was taken about 15 months ago. Although brief, I think it conveys Taiwan quite well as a beautiful and relaxed country. The places I visited and the people who I encountered were very warm and down to earth. I would very much like to go back there someday.

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developing color prints

Developing color prints is a lot easier than you might think. If you can already develop black and white prints then I would recommend that you try printing color. If you already have a black and white style darkroom, here are the extra things you will need.

Printing filters are needed only if you have a black and white enlarger. They are used in combinations to adjust the color of your prints. I bought large Beseler color printing filters and then cut them down to the size of my filter tray. You can find these filters at your second hand camera shop or on eBay.

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printing color negatives in black and white

Before I got my Enlarger I wondered if I could print a color negative in black and white. After a little bit of research (google) I found out it was possible.  I was very pleased as a lot of my negatives were color and I only had a black and white enlarger. After printing my first print, something just wasn’t right. All my prints seemed super flat so I researched more and found out that a color negative’s orange coloured mask affects the contrast of a print. You still get an image but the contrast is a lot greyer than usual. Even if you increase the contrast using filters, the results are not as strong as when you use black and white negative. The contrast is really affected by the contrast characteristics of your film and the actual contrast of the image it self.

On a more positive note, I have made many decent black and white prints from color negatives. I would say that you have to start at grade 2 and then print at a higher grade if further contrast is needed. Please remember that it is almost impossible to get ultra rich blacks from a color negative when printing it in black and white.

Cross-processed negatives on the other hand print a lot better due to having less of an orange mask and naturally being higher in contrast due to the slide films latitude. Below are some of my prints from cross-processed color negatives and regularly developed color negatives. I think you’ll be surprised at the results. Please bear in mind that each brand of negative film has a different contrast. Also remember that the clearer the whites are in your negative, the richer your blacks will be.


                             Fuji velvia 100 cross processed (grade 3)

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