Finishing My Second Bottle of Kodak HC110

I finished my 1st 1lt bottle of Kodak HC110 in February 2016. Today 30th May 2017 I've finished my 2nd 1lt bottle of Kodak HC110. Its not a huge deal, but again I find it exciting. Also while Im looking at the quality of processed negatives from back then and now, I can see that I've improved ever since graduating from London College of Fashion and also I developed a very good and efficient home processing Black and White film with Kodak HC110. 

*I know the bottle looks not finished there, this photo was taken 3 weeks ago or so, the bottle finished today! I just added this cool aftermath of film processing marathon photo for demonstration purpose. Also nobody likes blogposts without photos/visuals, humans got lazier >=/  They want pictures and graphs and videos over reading posts and etc .  .  .
P.s. It took me two days to finish, dry, cut, and file those negatives and another 3 days to scan them all.

Croissants ★ Cookies

Here is a photo from London streets. Walking around London at 8am has its perks. Streets are relatively empty and full of interesting people on their way to work, or having a quick breakfast before work. No tourists and good light. 

Photography: Bugra Ergil (me)

Camera: Mamiya RZ67 Pro II + Mamiya Sekor Z 180mm

Film: Ilford HP5+ shot at 1600

Processed in Kodak HC110 

Scanned with Epson Perfection V750 Pro

GoSee №1.1

Another photo for my new content in this blog. I really love the idea of GoSee shoots and I'd like to add more content like this to my blog, however summer has arrived and self casting takes more time than one could imagine, by the time I got 1 person to confirm and bailout on shooting  another Self casted GoSee I got five Agency models showing up for a GoSee in the same day.

Photographer: Bugra Ergil (me)
Model: Jemilla King self casted

Camera: Pentax 67II + SMC 105mm 2.4

Film Ilford HP5+ shot at box speed

Processed in Kodak HC110 (b)

Scanned with Epson Perfection V750 Pro

Scanning Film at Home with Epson Perfection V750Pro

It's no surprise that I use some old dated technology in my photography. I still haven't purchased a new laptop 100% of my work is being edited on mid 2012 Macbook Pro (non-retina discontinued) and my scanner is the Epson Perfection V750 Pro, a scanner dating back to 2006 yes over a decade old. Ever since I've graduated from the University I moaned in-focus, sharp scans. 

In December 2015, I wrote a blogpost about Anti Newton Ring glass. Since then I've been using the ANR glass (anti newton ring glass) in my scanning.
These ANR glass are cut in the specific size for the epson perfection V750 pro medium format film trays. These ANR glass helped me get the best quality I can achieve from the V750 scanner. The ANR glass helps keeping the film flat, nullifies film shaking, and keeps the film un bended in focus while scanning. See the diagram below. 

Ever since December 2015, all my medium format film scans from Epson Perfection V750 Pro scanner are with the help of ANR glass, and you can just look trough here. 
Those of you who has a V750, I'd reccomend you to try ANR, it is not a drum or a Imacon scanner but when used right by a skilled user it will give great results. My tip for using this scanner regardless of ANR glass or software is: automation should be the last thing you do with this scanner. I'll explain this along with my workflow scanning medium format film in another blogpost in future. 

GoSee №1.0

Here is a great new addition to my blog to promote my work/portfolio. 
GoSee: "Portraits showcasing the back beauty of professional models working in major markets across the globe." ~ The Ones2Watch
In this section I'll be shooting both agency represented and my own self casted talents. 

Photography: Bugra Ergil (me)

Model: Jemilla King Self casted

Camera: Pentax 67II + SMC 105mm 2.4

Film Kodak Portra 400

Processed in Kodak FlexColour C-41

Scanned with Epson Perfection V750 Pro