bing_huey1 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Does anyone know of what films are most used by currently well-known b&w masters such as John Sexton and Clyde Butcher? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_porter1 Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 The last I read, John is using TMAX 100 and 400 developed in TMAX RS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric rose Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 I use FP4, in HC 110 dil B rated at 64asa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_goldfarb Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Sexton was using TMX and TMY for a long time, but lately he's been endorsing Tri-X for Kodak. I'm wondering if that's just a commercial move, or if he really has gone that way (a good choice in my opinion). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_. Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 since when are they masters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lex_jenkins Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Let's skip the flip semantics over who is or isn't a "master". The only Sexton original prints I've seen were from TMX. They bore that distinctive TMX "look", which I like for certain purposes. I haven't seen any Sexton originals from TMY tho' I have an 8x10 contact sheet from fellow photo.netter Kevin Borque that is fabulous - it receives more compliments than any of my own photos from visitors who see it on my wall (dammit!). I don't care much for enlargements from normally exposed and processed 35mm TMY (tho' it's one of my favorite films to push) but Kevin's print certain demonstrates the film's capabilities. Tri-X still seems to be very popular, if not Number 1, among recognized fine art photographers who are represented by galleries. However there's generally a tendency toward little enlargement in order to minimize grain. These photographers are shooting either large format - no smaller than 4x5 - or, in the case of someone like Michael Kenna, printing no larger than 8"x8" from his 2.25"x2.25" Hassie negs. There are some photographers shooting slower films but they're still facing the same challenges as always - motion blur from objects in the frame being blown around by the breeze. So film choice is often a compromise based not necessarily on what the photographer would *prefer* to use as on what is *practical* to use under the conditions. For that reason I don't shoot anything slower than ISO 100, even in 35mm. I like TMX, APX 100, Efke R100 and FP4+. If I was *really* concerned about grain I'd shoot large format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan_mcintosh Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Its not the type of film and developer ect that make you a "master", but yet how good your skills are at what you use. Most photographers just use the same exact film, developer, paper combo because that is what they have mastered and know how to use the best. Just using a certain type of film will not give you the same great photographs like Sexton, Adams, Weston produced. Ryan McIntosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
everheul Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 FP4 in acutol.....just kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_de_fehr Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Nice, Erik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay_de_fehr Posted September 23, 2004 Share Posted September 23, 2004 Oops, Eric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_sampson Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Mr.McIntosh has it right. But by the numbers... Tri-X 320 is Kodak's (the largest manufacturer) best selling sheet film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauthier Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Yeah, but how many shoot Ilford products? FP4+ and HP5+ are also top sellers in large format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmc Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 I think a master could take any film, developer combination and get the best possible results. I bet the film used would depend on the circumstances with a true master. BTW, what exactly are the criteria for being a master? I could be one and not know it.... Id like to see some of the greats pictures shuffled up in a pile with some ordinary good photographers for someone to separate without knowing who the photographer really is. Art is a very subjective thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 TMax100 for Clyde, in TMax RS, for those billboard size prints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timothy_nolan Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 ...eh, if you want an answer *that* easy and trust a random crowd like us to determine what you should do, just use tri-x in d76... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james___ Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 There are as many "masters" using different films/developers as there are films and developers. Kenna uses Tri X last time I talked with him, of course Sexton uses TMX and TMY, Chip Hooper also uses TMX while Adam Jaheil uses any film he can get and dev in pyro. It's not the films that they use but their knowlege and their creative abilities. They use what they know best to get what they want for their efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack paradise Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 It don't matter one bit. Do painters really discuss paint, canvas and brushes? Who care's, as it's only a support for images captured by a camera. It's all about images, not about equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric merrill Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 Jack: <p> <i>"Do painters really discuss paint, canvas and brushes?"</i> <p> Actually, yes they do. Photography is far from being the sole artistic area in which practitioners discuss equipment. Hang around musicians if you really want to hear equipment discussed beyond boredom. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david j.lee Posted October 5, 2004 Share Posted October 5, 2004 hp-5+ , fp-4+ and apx 100. you are welcome.� Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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