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Here is a short video showing some very rare Edward J. Steichen Autochromes of Charlotte Spaulding that were turned over to the George Eastman House. These are very cool.

Since I’m on the topic of George Eastman House, they also have some really good resources available.

One I like is the Collections Online. Here you can see photographs by such people as Mathew Brady and Alfred Stieglitz.

Another is their podcast. The video above was one of them.

There’s a lot of other information on the eastmanhouse.org web site. Spend some time there.

Cool gift shop too. Now let’s see, do I get the Leica Christmas ornament or the Speed Graphic neck tie? Or both?

Now, I need a trip to New York so I can go check out their theater. For now, I’ll settle for the web site.

Do you ever wonder how to determine the best development time, temperature and dilution for a particular developer and a particular film?

One of the best resources on the web for film development is the Massive Dev Chart at digitaltruth.com It will give you a basis for time and dilution for film and developer combinations. It is another must have resource for anyone doing his own film development.

Just go to the left of the screen and pick the film and developer of interest and the appropriate chart will display on your screen.

There are several other options to choose from as well. One is a printer friendly version and another is a version for handheld devices. How cool is that? Take your palm or handheld that runs java down to your darkroom and you’re all set.

If what you really need are darkroom formulas, they have those too. The Darkroom Formulas link will take you right to formulas for many developers

If that wasn’t enough, under the Product Information link on the home page, digitaltruth also has Data Sheets available for the photography products of several corporations. It’s a very convenient location to go and get this data.

Darkroom Equipment on eBay

Today’s site is http://www.largeformatphotography.info. There are plenty of resources here to learn how to operate a large format camera and develop large format film. Whether you are a beginner looking for articles to get you started or a very advanced photographer looking for more information or dialog with peers about techniques, there is something for you in this site.

Some of the articles are date stamped. It’s almost a shame because you might think some of the articles are too old. Remember, we’re talking large format cameras here. Most of the technology has been stable for a while.

If you are interested in how to take large format pictures or how to improve your skills as a large format photographer, you will find information on this site.

There is a very active large format photography forum. It’s worth going to and seeing some of the work the members have.
The community ranges from basic beginner to photographic artists and camera builders.