grainy fashion photos

[rob_gruber]

The cover of the Sunday New York Times "Fashions of the

Times" section had this really cool grainy photo on it and I was

wondering if anyone who had seen it could venture a guess as

to technique.

 

I have no idea if it's film or digital or the grain was intrinsic to the

film or added somehow afterward but I really liked the look of it

and was wondering what the technique might be.

[art_haykin]

The quickest way to get grain, next to using a grainy film, is to print through a texture screen, of which there are many.

[peter_svensson]

I was wondering about that too. The Britney Spears shots (!) have a great soft-but-grainy look. Haven't quite seen anything like it.

[james_megargee]

The cover shot is Tri-X 35 mm shot at 400 and then over developed +1/2 to +

1. Printed on a condenser enlarger on a higher than "normal" contrast grade

of paper. vonUnwerth's work is usually done in this manner.

[peter_svensson]

Thanks, that's interesting. Do you know anything about the film developer used? It doesn't look like fine-grain stuff. Rodinal?

[rob_gruber]

Forgive my ignorance but does "+1/2 to +1" mean developed as

if shot at 650 or 800 or exposed at 200?

 

Thanks for the info. It's similiar to Ralph Gibson's technique but

not quite as radical. Would be interested in knowing if that's

Rodinal also.

[daniel_fortier]

hi rob,

push means: push process, longer processing time,

ex; tri-x rated at 640 = push +1

when miss von.. use another lab than her regular, she ask for d-76

regards

daniel fortier

[evan_parker]

Not to discount Mr. Fortier's comment, but I THINK (no flames, please! :) ) that the Mr. Megargee's comment was in regard to "zonal expansion or contraction development", i.e., one would shoot their film at their normal EI and then overdevelop or underdevelop on purpose to contract or expand the zones, ala Ansel Adam's "The Negative".