Dave Hodgkinson Photography

B/W prints – the reveal

A couple of days ago I took some photos of Taipei I’d taken, rendered to Tri-X 400 pushed 2 stops with Alienskin then asked for opinion. Those opinions were pretty evenly spread. With help, I chose 7 to be printed. The prints were on “Kodak Digital Royal” paper, for what that’s worth. Here are the results:

1. Lush. That’s all!
2. Spot on. The detail of the people at the end of the corridor is excellent
5. Pretty good. If I were to rework it, I’d try to make the wall behind the cab of the bike much lighter, there’s not enough contrast.
8. About as I expected. The shadow detail is good, as is what can be seen near the highlights.
9. Disappointing. I expected the brickwork to be have much more contrast. The detail of the couple under the umbrella is good though.
11. Utterly gorgeous: the low res on-screen version doesn’t do it justice. The fibres of the bamboo leaves are very crisp and the string has a nice soft quality.
12. Much better than I expected. The texture of the road and the crossing are very nice with plenty of detail in the background.

In summary, I’d say it’s well worth printing. When I get back to the UK I’ll definitely print 6″x4″ before committing to larger prints and send those larger prints out to The Printspace or Photobox to be done properly. I was pleasantly surprised at how much small detail was preserved.

If you fancy a print, they are available:

• From the UK, from Photobox
• In the US, from Photoshelter

I think number 11 would look lovely in your downstairs loo.

Related Posts:

• Experiments in Alienskin
• Dave’s links of the week, 28 June 2010
• Graveyard – photography cliché #14
• Channeling Ansel – or not
• Chapel-En-Le Frith – High Peaks

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