Links to Cool B&W Resources B&W prints, posters, film, photo paper, chemistry, darkrooms for rent and great, inexpensive medium-format cameras... and more
Links to Cool B&W Resources B&W prints, posters, film, photo paper, chemistry, darkrooms for rent and great, inexpensive medium-format cameras... and more
AFFORDABLE B&W ART
JAZZ GREATS in B&W: Francis Wolff’s Rollei TLR B&W images of jazz giants like John Coltrane & Art Blakey are $75.00 (inkjet print). These are classic, iconic jazz photos. Bud Powell’s on my wall.
http://www.mosaicrecords.com/franciswolff.asp
YOUR VERY OWN ANSEL!: Own an actual Ansel Adams photographic print for $175. ($225 as of 11/15/07.) Printed by longtime Adams assistant Alan Ross, from Adams’s negatives & to the master’s print recipes. They’re low-cost treasures. (Click on the “LEARN MORE” button for cool tech info.)
http://www.anseladams.com/index.asp? PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=9
NOT YOUR USUAL B&W POSTERS: I looked for years for Edward Weston posters. I love Adams, but his posters are everywhere: I finally found some Weston posters.
http://www.edward-weston.com/posters.htm
GREAT PHOTOGRAPHERS
BIG-CAMERA MASTER: Clyde Butcher is a wonderful B&W large-format landscape photographer. And a great, down-to-earth guy.
B&W SUPPLIES
A B&W CORNUCOPIA: Freestyle Photo Supply is doing more to keep traditional B&W going strong than any other company I know. Their catalog is an absolute must for B&W photographers.
THE REAL DEAL: Digital Truth Photo is one of the great Web sites for B&W lovers. A lot of great info and products.
RENTAL DARKROOMS
DREAMY DARKROOM: PRINTSPACE, NYC’s B&W best rental darkroom; like something out of a dream.
http://www.printspacenyc.com/BW/
CHEMISTRY
LIQUIDITY: Sprint Systems, A liquid chemistry line from a professor at legendary photo school RISD
http://www.sprintsystems.com/index.htm
B&W LABS
BIG-TOWN B&W: MV Labs, NYC’s leading B&W custom lab
B&W BY MAIL: Dalmatian Labs, a friendly, versatile B&W pro lab; in North Carolina but with clients everywhere.
TWIN LENS REFLEX (TLR)
Y a Y-MAT? Yashica TLR FAQ
http://www.williamsphotographic.com/yashica.html
AFFORDABLE CLASSIC: Tribute to the Final Y-Mat model
http://web.archive.org/web/20050314041653/http://www.csi.uottawa.ca/~debruijn/4107/yashica_124G/