OpenTube

Testing Rare Photo Processes: Ferroblend vs. Carbon

Analogue Andy

1,406 views

Testing Rare Photo Processes: Ferroblend vs. Carbon Transfer printing are put to the test in this episode. For this image, I utilize a shattered window frame to visually frame a shot looking deep into what was once a derelict facility's pharmacy. Shooting on large format film, this composition forced me to balance extreme depth-of-field challenges with long-exposure reciprocity failure. My goal is to compare three distinct darkroom prints: a Ferroblend print from an in-camera negative, a Ferroblend print from a digital negative, and a Carbon Transfer print from the same in-camera negative.
#largeformatphotography #8x10camera #alternativeprocess #carbontransferprint #urbanexploration #riverviewhospital #coquitlam #filmphotography #darkroom

0:00 Intro
1:07 The Composition
1:50 Metering & Exposure
5:05 The Negatives
6:12 The Ferroblend Analogue Print
7:13 The Ferroblend Digital Negative Print
8:21 The Carbon Transfer Analogue Print

Join this channel to get access to perks:
@analogueandy8x10

13 Comments

@user-vg4cg4uw9c 2 months ago

I appreciate how you include all the important things along the journey from field set-up to showing the negatives and the prints coming out of the tray.. It's refreshing 😎

@PatAcct 2 months ago

I learn something new again, cheers Andy.

@Boredoldman 2 months ago

Another interesting video. Thanks for sharing!

@Urabobers 2 months ago

Great picture with an interesting view of the reflected trees in the background!
Putting a yellow negative on top of a Ferroblend seems to appeal to me as I like the yellow in the light areas. Might be interesting to try.

@steveh1273 2 months ago

As a gelatin silver printer, I know nothing about what you are doing, except it appears much more complicated but very interesting.

@peinmilan 2 months ago

Those who are not familiar with these alt. processes cannot truly appreciate the amount of work put into these videos. What you see here as a 20 second video segment might require 1 day of preparation. So thank you Andy, for "saving" all that pain for us. :)

@miguelangelcarretero1686 2 months ago

that´s really cool

@ВОВ-е9с 2 months ago

Yay carbon :)

@analogueandy8x10 Creator 2 months ago

Please don't forget to LIKE 👍(if you liked it!), COMMENT, and if you are new to the channel, please consider subscribing! It costs you nothing! Also, if you do subscribe, be sure to click on the NOTIFICATION BELL, and choose "ALL", otherwise YouTube will only notify you if they think my video will interest you... Don't let an algorithm decide for you! Cheers and thank you for taking the time to hang out with me! 🙂

@thenutter2003 2 months ago

really like the photo looking in the window and the end print. is that building used or is just left to rot looks an amazing place.

@skipwilliamsnj 2 months ago

Interesting to see the big differences between the three attempts at the final product. Would like to see all three side by side. Also, I would think it would make sense to get a decent in-camera negative, then do all the other work in the hybrid workflow, as you can have a lot more control.

Comments? Am I wrong or are you just striving for the perfect in-camera negative to match each process?

@martykimble9999 2 months ago

Pyro developer?

@ladyskinwalker 2 months ago (edited)

videos do better on youtube without hashtags in their titles because the title is viewed first unlike on platforms where content is presented directly to the viewer such as TikTok or Facebook, a lot of users will see a video titled like yours and move along, assuming that the video's not for them especially because of the keysmash of a title. That's what I was going to do until I put a modicum of thought into why I was going to do that. You can still use it for search and algorithm optimization by adding them to your description though if that's what you'te looking to do, you're clearly looking for viewers if you're adding hashtags to your title after all. Honestly the fact that it's a video about an interesting camera technique would have never even registered in my mind due to everything else.