Amy Mitman: 12.23.2020
Amy Mitman’s documentation of fire from her backyard
I didn't have plans to take photos that night. I had never even taken fire photos before. My brothers and their friends just so happened to have a larger bonfire than normal for their usual Winter Break nights. From my bedroom window, I couldn't help but think of the regret I would feel if I didn't ask to join them with my camera. So I asked and joined them. These are what came of it...
Porcelain Tub: Photographs and Poem by Charley Czajkoski
Find Charley Here: @charley_rose_
It’s full
Enveloped in warmth
Difficult to breath
Held close
Heat beginning to burn
An instant calm
It’s draining
Refreshing air
Difficult to breath
New sensation
Cold beginning to freeze
An instant calm
It’s circling
Skin dry
Goose bumps appearing
Free of weight
Emptiness beginning to set in
An instant panic
Grasping as it slips down the drain
Watching as it circles
Round and Round
and Round
Round
And all you can do is watch
As the last bit of that warmth
Is sucked down
Dark
You are left
Porcelain cold
Hard
Candles flicker
Laying there
Trying to grasp
What is gone
Aidan Nolan: Capturing Energy
Have you ever seen a photograph or a piece of art and felt as though you belonged within it? Perhaps the essence of the image was so striking and familiar that it felt as though you had been there before, maybe in a dream. Well...that’s how I feel about Austin Schofield's photography. I have never felt so at home within somebody else's images, it’s a mysterious feeling that brings me to question where I am and where I’m supposed to be. All of his photographs feel as though they were taken during a time of day when everyone has glitched out of this dimension and he was able to walk around empty streets, alone. These images have a special angle to them and I don’t mean geometrically. I mean that in a tonal and emotional sense, an angle of thought and distinct observation that is extremely gratifying to interpret. I resonate with how his images feel hazy and nearly psychedelic. They are beautifully cinematic in style and subject. However, Austin seems to stray away from human subjects, leaning more into the location, the energy that surrounds the location feels very prevalent.
All of his photographs seem to radiate this peculiar energy. An energy that feels slightly off, universally unhinged but not necessarily in a negative way; more so in a calm before the storm way...an eerie familiarity that I gravitate towards completely.
What do you think of these photos? How do they resonate with you?
If you enjoy these photographs, make sure to follow Austin on Twitter and Instagram!
UPS Rejuvenates Their Classic Packaging For Black History Month
By Madelyn Domek
COVID-19 has greatly affected every part of our lives. With that, our needs have changed. Due to limited access to in-person shopping, online shopping has skyrocketed. With more people ordering online than ever, customers notice the packaging of the products they order, UPS strategically utilized their packaging to show their support of black artists and small business owners for Black History Month. The sacred ad space seldom changed received a beautiful update. Black artist and small business owner Sophia Yeshi creates a beautiful image of optimism and unity. Having people hold hands while climbing up a staircase she imbued hope to the viewers. This image not only reassuring to the viewer but also important to showcase UPS’s brand values that they understand their audience and want to actually act their values instead of just performing activism like other companies. UPS shows that although they are a brand that has been around for almost 114 years, their values are current and as a brand, as they are constantly evolving.
Developing Film At Home!
Do you wanna learn how to develop film at home?
Photo by Immo Wegmann on Unsplash
Sometimes we really don’t want to spend the money to go and get our film developed, with the fear that it’ll either be ruined, or you’ll never get your negatives back. OR before you even get to that point, you just don’t know how to develop film and are trying to figure it out. Regardless of where you’re at, this post is for you!
After you assemble the supplies, an at-home darkroom is a great way to keep your negatives and learn a new skill!
Here we’ll provide links to supplies online, however, there might be cheaper alternatives on different websites, this is just what we’ve found! The steps below are also associated with the tanks that Emerson has to offer on-campus (the same is linked below)
HOW TO SET UP YOUR DARKROOM AT HOME
First of all you need to choose a location with outlets for your darkroom. This can be anywhere that you can make have “tight light”, whether that be a small spare room, or bigger closet, or even in your bathroom (if you can block out the light that might be leaking in). A room with no windows is preferable, but if you choose a room with windows you will need to black it out, using either blackout curtains or blackout sheeting or something similar, to tightly cover them so the room is completely dark. Once you do this, turn the lights of, let your eyes adjust, and make sure there isn’t any light leaking through into the room.
You should designate a “wet” side and a “dry” side of your darkroom because this will make the developing process much smoother. The dry side should be the side with the outlets, and the wet side preferably closer to a water source. Both sides will hold different key elements to processing your film.
SUPPLIES to DEVELOP
film (obviously)
a bottle opener
beaker (to measure out chemicals)
hypo-check (to test if the fixer is exhausted)
A timer of some kind (phone timer works fine)
this link here is the “master document” (that I found online I don’t claim ownership of it) for all of the film developing times that correspond to specific temperatures (of both water and chemicals)
Thermometer
You can get the previously mentioned chemicals here in a “package” if you are just getting into developing film found here
This is mainly for Black and White film development (the process at least), so don’t rely on this to develop colored photography!
If you already know how to load film and get everything in the film tank, skip to step 2
Loading Film
Before you actually try and load film in the dark, try and familiarize yourself by practicing loading film in the light with a “test roll” of film. After you’ve got the hang of it, configure your space: have your tank, lid, bottle opener, and reels all laid out and ready to go. Also, be sure to keep scissors on the counter in front of you to cut the film leader off. I’ve learned from experience that orienting the reels with the “notches” on the reels facing you makes it a little easier to feed the film into the reel itself. Once set, turn out the lights and wait a few moments for your eyes to adjust, which will allow you to spot if any light is creeping into your loading space. Go through the process of opening the film canister with the bottle opener, and then cut the feeder part of the film off, and roll your film onto the reels. Once you’ve done this, put them into the tank or onto the center post in the tank (you’ll see what this means once you actually get a tank depending on what brand it is), attach the lid or funnel to the top, and make sure all of your film is secure before turning on the lights or leaving the light-tight space.
Developing Process
22 oz of Water (65-75 degree temp)
1 minute bath (30 second agitate and 30 second rest)
pour down place where chemicals are being collected (emerson has a sink but you should have a system in place where your chemicals aren’t being dumped down your sink)
22 oz Developer
7-9.5 min (depending on how warm or cold the developer is)
agitate for 30 seconds, sit for 30 seconds
for the rest of the time after the first minute, adgitate for 5 seconds and sit for 30 seconds for the rest of the time in intervals
pour the developer back into the bottle
22oz Stop Bath (exhausted stop is blue)
test if stop is exhausted with Hypo Check
30 second bath (agitate for 15 seconds sit for 15)
pour stop ack in bottle/jug
Water bath
1 minute continuous running water (between 65-75 degrees)
22 oz of Fixer Remover
1 minute bath (30 seconds agitate 30 seconds rest)
remover back in jug
Bath of Water
3-5 minutes of continuous running water (65-75 degrees)
22 oz Photo Flo (wetting agent)
15 seconds sit (softens the surface and reduces the chance of scratching the film)
back in bottle
Removing Film!
Take off reel
squeegee with 2 fingers
hang to dry clipping the top and bottom so it doesn’t roll in on itself
(at least 45 min) make sure the film isn’t sticky or tacky before rolling up
YOU’RE DONE DEVELOPING!! YAY!!
If you have any questions on how to scan or edit or anything like that don’t be afraid to reach out! Any ideas for future post email us:
developed_images@emerson.edu
OR
dm us on Instagram: @developedimages
Tristan deBrauwere: The Kids Who Became Adults on March 13th, 2020
This is a series of photos featuring teenagers across the Northeast United States who were high school seniors during the beginning of the pandemic. These photos were taken while they recounted their experiences during the week of March 13th, 8 months later.
This is a series of photos featuring teenagers across the Northeast United States who were high school seniors during the beginning of the pandemic. These photos were taken while they recounted their experiences during the week of March 13th, 8 months later.
