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THE VERTICAL BANQUET CAMERA PROJECT
Part One
from
View Camera Magazine
September/October 2005

THE VERTICAL BANQUET CAMERA PROJECT
Part Two
from
View Camera Magazine
January/February 2006

BIG CAMERAS, BIG LENSES, BIG FILM PDF
Hand Out From The
2006 LARGE FORMAT
PHOTOGRAPHY CONFERENCE
June 8-11, 2006

ADJUSTING THE DRY MOUNT PRESS
Ever wonder exactly how to set the
correct pressure on your dry mount press?

EASY SHEET FILM IDENTIFICATION
We both shoot sheet film. . .
We tend to go out photographing for extended periods. . .
We bring back a lot of film to process and file. . .
So, how do you identify sheet film???
Here is how we have done it for years now.

WHAT IS THE HUBBUB. . . BUB?
A Personal Commentary
On Film Testing
And Numbers
PDF Version

SPEAKING OF ULF
PDF Hand Out From The
2007 LARGE FORMAT
PHOTOGRAPHY CONFERENCE
Louisville, KY

INTERMITTENCY EFFECT
Here is a personal assessment
of what is going on.

USING BTZS TO CALIBRATE YOUR
VARIABLE CONTRAST COLD LIGHT HEAD
PDF version
Originally published in the
Sep/Oct 2007 issue of View Camera Magazine

COMPLETE ZONE VI NEWSLETTER INDEX
ISSUES #1 THROUGH #83
Two PDF versions available
for download.

The lens shade. . . a ULFer's best friend.

CAMERA FLARE
PDF version
Originally published in the
July/Aug 2008 issue of View Camera Magazine

BELLOWS BUILDING
PDF version
You have asked for it. . .
Now here it is!!!

DRY MOUNTING PHOTOGRAPHS
PDF version
Dry mounting your photographs is not that hard. . .
Here is my procedure.

The only thing that should be larger than your coffee cup is your lens!

MY RECIPE FOR GOOD COFFEE
PDF version
Here is what I have learned about making a good cup of Java. . .

A few mechanical drawings. . . some machine and metal work
leads to a modified camera. . .

NOTHING HERE REMAINS THE SAME;
PERSONALIZING MY K.B. CANHAM 8X10
PDF version
This is what I did to my new 8x10 camera to make it more user friendly for me.

More mechanical drawings. . . a little more machine and metal work
leads to another modified camera. . .

WHY MODIFY ANOTHER CAMERA?
PERSONALIZING THE CANHAM 4X10
PDF version
Here is another modification project.

Here is a relatively painless way to find VC, or graded, paper grade #2.
If you are performing film tests, you need to know you are calibrated to a true grade #2.

HOW TO FIND VC PAPER GRADE #2
SIMPLE EYEBALL TESTING
PDF version

Do you own a Calumet Shutter Speed Tester?
Wish there was an easier way to test a large lens or shutter?
Here is a modification/upgrade that just may be what you are looking for.

CALUMET SHUTTER TESTER MODIFICATION:
AN UPGRADE FOR THE LF SHOOTER
PDF version

JBH BOOKS
PHOTOGRAPHY HOW-TO BOOK SET
CREATED FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN LARGE FORMAT
FINE ART BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY. . .