Pulling a 4x5 negative shot on FP4+ and how it improved the final image.

On a tricky day for landscape photography I struggle to find inspiration whilst lugging my 4x5 alongside a lake. When I eventually find a composition at the end of the day I am faced with a tricky lighting problem, a bright sky with heavily shaded foreground. Given that I am shooting big sheets of film and need a good negative for a possible darkroom print I decide to overexpose and under develop one sheet, effectively pulling the film two stops.

This video looks at the making of the shot and subsequent difference between the normal exposure and the one taken at +2 stops. The important part here is the development of the overexposed negative, had I used a typical strength developer and time it would have been impossibly contrasty with a blown sky.

Still images can be viewed on my Instagram page
I no longer post images to my Flickr account.

Equipment Used
Intrepid 4x5 Mk3 (with Mk4 baseboard)
90mm SW Fujinon f/8
Velbon GEO E643D tripod
Manfrotto MG460 head
Sekonic L-508 spotmeter
Ilford FP4+

Vlogging Equipment
Panasonic G80 with Panasonic 12-32 f/3.5-f/5.6 lens
Rode Videomicro

Incidental Music
Secrets from the past (Epidemic Sound)

Contact Details
Email: steveonions1@gmail.com
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