I’ve finally caught up on my film development and spent Saturday evening in the darkroom making contact sheets of negatives shot since the end of July. I think there’s about eighty sheets of photo paper there. Due to the rise in pricing by Oriental for these contact sheets I went with the cheapest choice here in Tokyo, Kentmere VC Select RC based paper in a 12 x 9.5 inch (30.5cm x 24cm) size. Good stuff.
The thing I like most about editing contact sheets is how similar it is to the act of photography itself. Re-selection, a chance to catch it again, it’s part of how it all becomes an “adventure in seeing“, indeed.
I really enjoy your posts about working in the darkroom. Your posts over the past few months have helped simplify my editing process and I appreciate it a lot.
I’ve also started working in “batches”…roughly 30 rolls at a time. Looking through contact prints of a body of work rather than selecting favorite images every week has really helped me understand my work as a whole which has allowed me to find more patterns and ideas I never saw before.
Thanks,
Jeff
Comment by Jeff Wieser — September 27, 2012 @ 2:13 pm
How much does Kentmere VC Select RC 12×9.5 cost there in Tokyo?
Comment by NVM Monsalud — October 6, 2012 @ 12:06 pm
good question- I think it was 4000 yen. I’ll check the next time I am there.
Comment by John — October 9, 2012 @ 11:16 am
Where did you buy Kentmere VC Select RC in Tokyo? How many sheets? Thanks
Comment by NVM Monsalud — November 29, 2012 @ 12:50 pm
Yodobashi Camera in Shinjuku- the 6th Floor of their Camera building. It comes in packs of 50 sheets and is the cheapest of all the photo paper brands that they stock.
Comment by John — November 30, 2012 @ 7:53 am