Category Archives: Dev Party

On this episode of Dev Party, we’re hearing from a tired and sickly Vania, while Eric contemplates stop baths. There’s also some more talk about non-photography stuff we keep in our camera bags (guess which one of us carries nothing extra!). Vania developed a roll of Ilford SFX in HC-110, and here are a fewContinue reading “Dev Party – Stop or I Shall Say Stop Again!”

On this episode of Dev Party, Eric and Vania develop dry plates! That’s right! Photographic emulsion on glass! How does that work? Basically like film – with a catch. Vania shot Zebra Dry Plates and developed in HC-110. Here’s one: And Eric developed a J. Lane Dry Plate, but effed up the exposure and gotContinue reading “Dev Party – Dry Plates All Wet”

We’re taking it back to the basics! Have you never devved before? Have you devved a long time ago and want a refresher? This might be the episode for you! Both Eric and Vania devved in Rodinal. Vania took the easy way out and did a 60min semi-stand with a mix of 1+100. Here areContinue reading “Dev Party – Stand and the Basics”

Let’s do something Eric never wanted to do! He never wanted to mess with caffenol, not even a little bit. But after a few life-changing events, he’s seen the error of his ways and here we are. Caffenol. Basically. Eric and Vania both developed using roughly the same caffenol recipe, which is here: For 500ml:Continue reading “Dev Party – Don’t Talk To Me Before I’ve Had My Caffenol!”

On this episode of Dev Party, we’re doing something a bit different. We’re not developing film, but making a few cyanotypes, bleaching them and then tanning them in tea and/or coffee! Eric made three cyanotypes using Photographer’s Formulary Cyanotype Kit and a UV lamp. The lamp is made by Everbeam. It’s the 365nm 50w LEDContinue reading “Dev Party – Spilling the Tea with Cyanotypes”

On this weird little episode of Dev Party, Eric re-enters the Tickle Tent – his portable darkroom tent – to tray develop some Fuji HR-U X-ray film. Badly. He does it very badly. Meanwhile, Vania develops two sheets of color and somehow winds up with four sheets. What is this trickery? Find out! Here isContinue reading “Dev Party – X-Ray in the Tickle Tent (Again-ish)”

On the first Dev Party of 2022, Eric dips a little bit into Kodak Technical Pan, aka, Techpan! Meanwhile, Vania develops some Ilford FP4+ she shot through her Voightlander Väg. Eric developed Techpan (for some reason) in PMK; 5+10+450 for 12mins. Since the film had expired in October of 1992, he shot it at 6iso.Continue reading “Dev Party – Technically Technical Almost Panchromatic”

On this – our last episode of the year – Vania tells us all about the Surfbort show she shot. Eric talks a little about ending a long ass trip with one final roll of film. Vania managed to shoot Fuji Neopan 1600 at 400iso in her Minolta Hi-Matic – and so she had toContinue reading “Dev Party – Pulling Not Pushing”

In this episode, we are just kicking back, developing some film and having a lovely little chat. The conversation meanders from film to developers, from that one town in Idaho or maybe Montana to whatever. Vania developed a mystery roll of Vericolor II (expired in the early 80s), and speculates as to what’s on it.Continue reading “Dev Party – Encouraging Casual Conversation (while Developing)”