What to do next..

I thought I would flag up my parallel blog where I am writing about what I am doing for professional practice. It can be found at http://propraktik.blogspot.co.uk/

Using blue sensitive x-ray film

After spending a few days trying different techniques to getting a descent exposure on the x-ray film I finally solved it. At ISO 100, ID 11 1:1 7 minutes, stop 30 sec fix for 5 min then wash wash wash. I really like the tones, not quite black and white.. And the good thing is I have at least 80 sheets of film left and each sheet gives 4 5'4' images so lots and lots to go.  Now I have cracked the method I can come back and work with it fr a future project. I would still like to photograph the cinemas, John Maltby style. Will see if I'll have time for that before the end of May, if not, then a later date will be just as good I guess.

ISO XXX?

Working with the large format and x-ray film is, as I expected a really good way for me to really get my hands dirty with all the techie film stuff.
From last week's trial and error I have really got some more figuring out to do in order to get some aceptable results. I shot last week at ISO 100 and got really bad results, or none at all (which was also down to mistaking my film holder for Ali's..) Now, having done some more research I hope that I will get some better results this Friday when we have our next Large Format workshop with Nigel.
This website is really good for help on using x-ray film.

Large Format Photography Forum

Visiting artist studio

John has organized for 5 student to visit Nick Veasy's studio outside Maidstone on Friday. I am really looking forward to seeing his x-ray machine and having a go at x-raying something myself. he has said we can all bring an object to x-ray and I am thinking about bringing a photograph or maybe a film strip.
I want it to connect to the topic of memories that I am looking at.

DON DUDENBOSTEL

I was searching for x-ray artists and found this guy living and working in America.
Don's Website

x-ray stock

After a long time of researching online I finally found one UK supplier of x-ray film stock that is willing to sell to a non-medical practitioner "this film is intended only for medical usage".
100 sheets of 24x30 green sensitive film. I will have black and white film to last me a lifetime. All I need is my own b&w darkroom equipment and I can really get into the techniques. First I will try our the equipment at uni, hopefully I find it as interesting as my first encounter 10 years ago.

x- ray film stock

I am considering trying out the x-ray film stock for architectural photography. Using it in a normal camera the result will not appear like a x-ray images seen a in a hospital but the idea of using this kind of filem still adds a notion of transparency to my project. I am going to photograph some of the buildings that used to be cinemas and I think x-ray film would be suitable.

I am still not sure of how these negs will be enlarged but I have been reading about someone using the Pyrocat HD developer and I found some here. I also read about the D76 developer. 

I found it a bit funny to realise that the x-ray film is made from old bones (gelatine).. It is interesting that old boned is used to keep other boned healthy. 

x-ray photography

I was looking at some large format films and came across x-ray photography. I wonder about the techniques used and what effect a normal camera would have with the x-ray sensitive film.

Nick Veasy uses this technique.