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Film Processing with Caffenol, Revisited

Another post about processing instructions? Yes, because a friend asked for it and I wanted to write a complete step-by-step black and white processing instruction set. While I’ll talk specifically about mixing Caffenol developer(s), this should apply to black and white processing in general. Here goes… Pre-Mix Chemicals Before you …

Pampa Cafe Instantaneo

Stopped by at Cub Foods in my neighborhood looking to get a fresh supply of instant coffee… I got some Folgers and Cub Instant Coffee (generic) as they’re on sale. As I turned around to leave, I saw some instant coffee in the $1 section. It was a Pampa brand …

The Article That Got The Ball Rolling…

I mentioned in my first post about film processing that I might have read about using coffee as a developing agent back in the 1990′s. My memory, as it turns out, is still pretty good and I found an online copy of the article originally published in Darkroom and Creative …

On film processing…

The first time I processed a b/w film was in 1988, shortly after I got my first SLR camera (Minolta X-700). The photos were nothing to speak of. In fact, I don’t remember much about them. I do remember the feeling of nervousness and excitement–something we all feel when we …