Elena Klonsky

Bird's Eye View

I used filters 1,2,3,4, and 5. They are pictured below in ascending order from top to bottom. The image to the side is no filter, which is fairly clear because of it's lack off contrast and the darkness of it. Personally, my favorites were filter 1 and 2. Aesthetically, I prefer less contrast because when I shoot I usually don't picture the image with additional contrast and only really shoot when the lighting allows for the effect I want. I also think that film has a really nice softness and lack of contrast that is just the natural effect, which I really like. I think that 1 and 2 looked the most natural and true to how I remember the shot. Note that on my contact sheet the filter free image was exposed properly and wasn't so dark, I intentionally over exposed it here, so that the filter test would be clearer and more obvious in its differences.

Final Image (Toned):

Line:

John Leuba  - archive.leubaphoto.com

Shape:

Space: 

Texture:

Value

Process:
Once a paper negative has been made, any number of positive prints is possible by this method. Preparation involved soaking nice paper in a sodium chloride solution (table salt) and brushing it with a solution of silver nitrate to produce the light sensitive silver chloride. You would then expose the sensitized paper to sunlight in contact with a negative, resulting in the emergence of an image without any more development. The printed out image was then fixed and toned. Salt prints have a signature softness in the tone which was very popular in that era.
Source: http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/photographicproject/photographicprocesses.html
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