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  1. Kodak Professional Photographic Illustration Techniques 1978 Good lighting setup examples. May be useful to the cinematographer. https://archive.org/search?query=Kodak+Professional+Photographic+Illustration+Techniques+Teoli Download if interested. You never know when the I.A. will pull the plug on me again. Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography
  2. Free download... Found it at the Large Format Forum. I won't post their link because the bastards banned me numerous times...but I hold no prejudice and will give them credit for the source. The Permanence and Care of Color Photographs: Traditional and Digital Color Prints, Color Negatives, Slides, and Motion Pictures by Henry Wilhelm with contributing author Carol Brower http://www.wilhelm-research.com/pdf/HW_Book_761_Pages_HiRes_v1c.pdf The Internet Archive has a copy of it, but you have to borrow it by the hour. Crazy! I was going to upload to the I.A., but was worried someone would complain and take it down. I had spent a month scanning + another month uploading 3,000+ pages of 1970's Playboy VIP Club magazines to the I.A. One day, Playboy complained about the material, and it was all taken down. The I.A. would have normally banned me for that and was lucky they didn't delete my hundreds of thousands of other scans. But that is how the shits in Frisco think. One offense and they kill it all. So. I don't want to push my luck. Everything the archivist deals with is more or less copyrighted. It is the archivist's job to determine whether it falls in the area of the greater good or the greater right. Agfa color photo paper 6 Months Sun Fade Test Selection from Dye Stability Testing of Color Imaging Media II by Daniel D. Teoli Jr. I had an outstanding website dedicated to dye stability testing of color imaging media at Tumblr for many years. But they deleted it along with the rest of my 49 websites in 2019. All the fade testing material was lost. I still have most of the scans, but have not had any time to recreate it. My fade testing is basic and to the point as opposed to Wilhelm's method. Still, Wilhelm has some good fade photos in his book, but also lots of graphs and charts. Well, 700+ pages of material, so something for everyone, whether you like photos or are of the anal 'graph and chart' nature. Also, lots of photos not related to fading and also some cine' related photos. Wilhelm used controlled fading with a room full of lights on 24 hours a day. I could not afford a room full of lights, a room to store them in nor the electric bill running the lights day and night for a decade or more. So, I used Bob Pace's method of sun testing. I also like my method of cutting material into 2 pieces and fade testing one part of it. 6-month sun fade test of a dye-based print made on a Canon MG2522 printer. Selection from Dye Stability Testing of Color Imaging Media II by Daniel D. Teoli Jr.
  3. Have not had time to keep up with the thread, but this popped up. Outdated? What replaces HDR? HDR generally looks better than non-HDR. Maybe not 100% of the time, but maybe 98% - 99% in my experience with still photography.
  4. I was listening to a Buckey Firearms podcast. They were discussing the Baldwin gun accident. They mentioned a movie using a mirror to shoot a close up of gun scene. The gun was never pointed at the camera, the camera photographed the gun's reflection in the mirror. Something to test out if you don't like a gun pointed at you. <><><><> Selection from Memes Collection Part of the Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive.
  5. I had posted earlier about a Facebook Marketplace prom girl project I was working on that was an offshoot from my efforts to sell / downsize at the Marketplace. I thought I was done with the prom girls, but I kept seeing new offshoot collection prospects, as I organized it for storage and archiving on M-Disc. So, begrudgingly I delved deeper into it. (I say begrudgingly because I have countless projects that need completing and I don't need any more. Plus being an ADD I get bored quickly.) Still, I must be true to the subject matter, so I delved a little deeper. I had complained about not finding enough black prom girls to make a black collection. After looking through another couple thousand photos, I found enough black girls to make a small collection. I also saw that many of the prom girls had photos taken from behind. When it comes to gals, I like more of what is front. Even so, I made a collection of verso shots. I also made a collection for mermaid dresses and another for casual photos during shopping for prom outfits at the store. Well, eventually I added another 1782 photos to the original 2347 photos, making the completed project 4129. Some collections were small, but still interesting...like the bodybuilder prom girls. In my earlier days of work, I didn't work to the maximum. My M.O. was to get one great shot for my portfolio and move on to something else. Once I started to work with archival material, I learned that there is a big picture involved and the concept of extended projects came about. We can learn an important lesson about maximization from photographer Josef Koudleka “…What interests me is taking photographs to the maximum – the maximum that exists in a situation and the maximum that I myself can produce from it.” Koudelka goes on to say he will re-shoot a project repeatedly “to reassure me I have in-fact achieved the maximum.” ~ From World Photography by Bryn Campbell Another example of maximizing our work is that of Ken Burns. He explores a topic from the alpha to the omega and back. He leaves no stone unturned. Of course, this does not always work out if you are an ADD like me. For me I know I am headed for trouble when I become sick of a project and can't go on much more. Then I know I've reached 'my' maximum, irrespective of the project status. Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography
  6. Google image search DDTJRAC I had no idea they even existed. Facebook Marketplace mixed in one with the prom girl's project search. That was how I learned about them. Probably people with pools know about them. Pretty cool, but I guess you have to live with one for the final verdict. Living with a thing or person always has the final say.
  7. Finally finished up the project. 2213 photos. 9 collections came out of the initial idea. Project covers West Coast, East Coast, Rustbelt and a few other states. I was surprised West Coast didn't have much going on compared to the East Coast. Maybe the girls out West don't bother with secondhand clothes much or they are not into proms...dunno. West Coast girls tend to not model the clothes. They use photos of the dresses on hangers. Didn't see many black prom girls. Just a handful. Maybe they don't go to proms or don't sell their clothes...who knows. The ones that did show up had poor photography. Although I did see a standout black girl for the curvy collection, with great photography and look. But she was not as curvy as the white girl, so she got bumped from the headline photo. Blacks are 13% of the population. Maybe you can clue me into where all the black prom girls are. I never went to a prom or homecoming, so don't know much about them. It was interesting getting a glimpse of the fashions they wear. Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography
  8. Is it still there? If so, go back with a tripod and take some proper photos. Put them up at the Internet Archive.
  9. The photographer Garry Winogrand used to say...the more I do...the more I do. And that is gospel. For the last couple months, I've been trying to downsize by selling or trashing stuff. I'm getting too old and need to spend more time on health. Facebook had banned me 3 times. But I needed to sell some of this crap, so I made another fake account...just to sell stuff on the Marketplace. While selling on the Marketplace they would keep showing me girls in prom dresses. Eventually that led to The Facebook Marketplace Prom Queen project and that led to the Defaced Prom Queen project. I saw a lot of the defaced prom girls were chubby. I just happened to come across this gal below by chance. Seeing her led to The Plus Size Prom Queen project. So, you can see how fast projects come about for me. Selection from the Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Facebook Marketplace Archives Fair Use She may not even be a prom queen. FB mixes up all sorts of things in their searches. Does not matter, I extended the scope of the project to party and formal dresses as well. It is all part of my Fashion and Hair Archive. I was going to write to her to compliment her on her dress. But I can't take any chances with my FB account. I need it to sell stuff and can't make any more fake ones. You know how women are nowadays. She would complain no doubt if I complimented her. In her sales description she listed the dress as 'just fitting her E-size boobs'. ....GD! Well, I need to get back to work. No more time to think about the E boobs or prom queens. Got lots more organizing to do.
  10. I talked with a young doctor just out of med school for a couple of years. He got a 1/4 million $ job working for the Gov at a V.A. hospital in CA. He said the first few days no one even knew he was to show up and they didn't know what to do with him. The job took 8 months of hoops to jump through to get. His workspace has an issue with the Ethernet cable for the computer. It is so short you have to step over it and it is about waist high. He said you can't use anything that is not approved for security, even a new cable. It may take months to get a proper cable...if at all. GD...I could never do that shit. I'd go out and buy my own, long Ethernet cable the next day. F that. But that's why I don't do good on the job. I don't follow instructions well. Of course, maybe a new cable could have a secret virus in it and destroy everything. So good thing I'm not working for the Gov. Now, some instructions you have to follow. There is a saying with mushroom foragers. There are bold mushroom hunters and there are old mushroom hunters...but there are no old, bold mushroom hunters. In other words, you don't get any second chances if you eat the wrong mushrooms. And with preflight checklist for planes...you check everything twice. But for the rest of the crap, I'm pretty flexible. And in our own sphere of things, we can see what happens on the set when an armorer F ups. With things that don't offer second chances...you do it by the book, or someone may die. <><><><> Selection from Defaced Prom Queens Project Facebook Marketplace Archive DDTJRAC
  11. OP...the late Robby Müller would tell you something along the lines of being careful the art does not overpower the message. Especially for doc work! In the Mosh Pit 2014 D.D.Teoli Jr.
  12. 16mm film in early stages of vinegar syndrome. Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive This post is about various tests I've done over the last 5 years looking to halt the progression of and reverse the degradation of film suffering from Vinegar Syndrome. Vinegar Syndrome (VS) is a big problem with acetate cine' film. Maybe 15% to 20% of my cine' film Archive suffers from it in some form. Heat makes acetate film off-gas acetic acid + no ventilation in the sealed film can, for the acetic acid gas to escape = VS. The films then start to shrink and buckle. They become brittle, emulsion can flake off and in extreme cases solidify into a blob. If you want to allow for ventilation with film storage, get vented film cans. The only surefire way to halt the progression of VS is to vacuum seal the film and freeze it subzero. Photo: D.D. Teoli Jr. Screenshot Google image search: D.D. Teoli Jr. Chest freezers are an economical way to buy freezer space. You can get a 5 cubic foot model for about $180. Or for $800 you can buy one big enough to hold 3 or 4 human bodies. 16mm humidor film can Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Back in the day, they had humidor film cans. They had an absorbent material in the center to add water or chemicals to. Originally, they were made for water humidity. Later on, film users used various chemicals to try and preserve the film, such as camphor or from the smell of it, some type of naphthalene. Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Vaporate - Peerless Film Treatment was a commercial treatment done to film to protect it from deterioration due to handling. I've only seen one example of Vaporate. That sample showed no deterioration from VS. But, being I've only seen one sample of Vaporate, there was not enough confirmation to draw any conclusions. Vaporate trademark embossed on 16mm film leader Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive 16mm film with Vaporate film treatment. Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive To save money, some film collectors made homemade humidor film cans by taping blotter material in the center of the lid. Homemade 16mm humidor film cans. Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive <><><><> 16mm film in lab can soaking in Vitafilm treatment. Photo: D.D. Teoli Jr. The tests I ran for Vitafilm & Film Renew covered 5 years using Kodachrome and B&W stock suffering from VS. Photo: D.D. Teoli Jr. Here were some of the tests I conducted on 16mm films. All aging was done in a tape sealed film can to maximize absorption and slow the evaporation process. Some films were reverse wound during the soaking and aging process, others were not. Reverse winding didn't make a whole lot of difference once it was returned to normal wind. A few of the tests were not aged and just wiped down after treatment. Most of the testing was done with black and white film stock, although I did test a number of Kodachrome reels suffering from VS to see if there was any difference in results. List of Tests: Generous application of Vitafilm or Film Renew and aged 1 month. Soaked 1 hour in Vitafilm or Film Renew and wiped down. Soaked 1 day in Vitafilm or Film Renew and wiped down. Soaked 1 day in Vitafilm or Film Renew, drip dried and aged 1 month. Soaked 3 days in Vitafilm or Film Renew, drip dried and aged 2 months. Soaked 1 week in Vitafilm or Film Renew, drip dried and aged 3 months. Soaked 1 month in Vitafilm or Film Renew, drip dried and aged 6 months. Soaked 3 months in Vitafilm or Film Renew, drip dried and aged 2 years. Soaked 6 months in Vitafilm, drip dried and aged 4 years. Then it was soaked again for 2 days and aged another year for a total of 5 years aging. (Vitafilm tested only.) Photo: D.D. Teoli Jr. Irrespective of color or black and white film stock, none of the treatments I did fixed the film shrinking and warping. They may have halted the VS decay, but I can't attest to that one way or another, since it will take a few decades to determine if that is the case. The vinegar smell was replaced by a chemical smell and no further deterioration was noticed after the treatment. That is all I can say. Below are the results of the multi-soak 5-year test with Vitafilm. Before treatment Photo: D.D. Teoli Jr. Same film as above after soaking in Vitafilm for 6 months. It was drip dried and aged 4 years. Then it was soaked again for 2 days and aged another year for a total of 5 years aging. Photo: D.D. Teoli Jr. A-D test strips give you an objective method to test for VS. Photo: NYC Department of Records & Information Services Photo used under auspices of Fair Use. Background shows dirt on just a few feet of film using Film Renew as a cleaning agent. Photo: D.D. Teoli Jr. Irrespective of whether there is any halting of the VS from Film Renew or Vitafilm treatments; they both are excellent cleaners and lubricators for film. There is no comparison with the cleaning action you get with slow drying Film Renew compared to a fast-drying cleaner like Edwal that leaves a lot of the dirt behind. Fast drying cleaners evaporate before they get all the dirt. They also do not offer any lubrication if you are projecting a film. I cannot attest to the long-term archival effects of using film cleaners. That will have to be revisited a few decades from now. Photo: D.D. Teoli Jr. <><><><> Camera Store - Glendale, CA Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography
  13. Never heard from Borrowdale or the person replying earlier. Yes, I had a few questions.... I was wondering what that big box behind the operator was used for. I had worked with many process cameras in the 70's, but none as big as this nor did any have a box on them. The process cameras we used stopped at the vacuum holder / ground glass in the darkroom. I was wondering if the box was used for storing boxes of film or halftone screens or? And why 2 backs to the camera? What is sliding up and down on the pole to the right of the operator? I was hoping to hear from Borrowdale to see if he had any ephemera, he could donate copies of to the Internet Archive via my Archive on Graphic Arts. Or maybe get some audio oral history recorded on the backstory on how it all came about. There is something that irritates me when all these things are lost to history and you can't get answers.
  14. VistaVision - Wikipedia Film was run horizontally instead of vertically through the camera for a bigger image area Photo: Camera Revolution
  15. DDTJRAC Cover of Radio and Televison News January 1949. In 1947 this magazine was called Radio News. Within 2 years they had diversified into TV's and added the word Television to their covers.
  16. I think it is a new trend now. You know the equity, justice and reparations trend to perfect our world. https://observer.com/2022/12/pope-francis-orders-the-return-of-the-vaticans-collection-of-parthenon-marbles-to-greece/? British Museum: In response to reports surrounding the meeting, the museum said that while it’s seeking a new and positive partnership with Greece, the objects likely won’t be returned anytime soon. “We operate within the law and we’re not going to dismantle our great collection as it tells a unique story of our common humanity,” said the British Museum in a statement. L.A. Natural History Museum Internet Photo - Fair Use In the 1990's I was talking with a curator at the L.A. Natural History Museum. I was trying to track down some shrunken heads I had heard they had in their collection. They would not even admit to having them. The curator said if it got out they had them, the Indians in South America would try to get them back...or some such thing. In the 1980's the L.A. Natural History Museum had on permanent display an American Indian mummy. But that was taken down long ago. I wish I had taken photos of the mummy. It was fantastic mummy and had on buckskins and Indian beads. You can't find a photo of it anywhere. It was the same deal. They could not display it, or the Indians would want it back. Shrunken heads are an interesting area of study DDTJRAC I'm thinking more and more history will be repatriated over time. One Director may say no, the next Director will say yes. The example of the Pope sums it up. So, if there is some controversial art of historical object in your local, document it. One day it may be gone. If Peak Oil hits, you may not be able to travel inexpensively to see it again. ...Personally, I'm not for repatriation of art of history. Unless you are talking about the type of repatriation dealing with the NAZI's of WW2 or similar type of thing. <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography
  17. https://hyperallergic.com/788548/whats-the-weirdest-ornament-youd-hang-on-your-tree/? I'm not into Xmas trees much. I like em, but I like em the same way I like dogs...I pet other people's dogs. Anyway, here is an interesting article on oddball tree ornaments. I like Cousin Eddie's RV!
  18. Glass plate negative: L.O.C. Post processing: D. D. Teoli Jr. The ice box is in the rear. That was when they really used blocks of ice!
  19. The Victorians made very colorful business cards. Here is an example of a Victorian metaphoric trade card. <><><><> Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Archival Collection Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Small Gauge Film Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Advertising Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. VHS Video Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Popular Culture Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Audio Archive Daniel D. Teoli Jr. Social Documentary Photography
  20. There is a lady professor at Notre Dame that I could ask about the fashions. She teaches fashion history or some such thing. But you have to pay a consulting fee for every inquiry. I wrote to a curator at a Black museum about some questions I had relating to early sheet music. He told me to buy his book as an answer. So good to have forums to bounce things off of.
  21. Been very busy trying to clean up and reorganize my workspaces / life. I'm like a Japanese person living in Tokyo...every square inch of new space I can get counts. So have been neglecting my forums. I've been working on the camera store photo collection and found this one. What is your estimate as to date? DDTJRAC - Click to enlarge Happy Holidays to all the esteemed members and thanks for your participation at the forum!
  22. This movie blends film and digital and does a great job of it. OP...people should use what they want to use...if they can afford it. The problem some people have is they force things. They will demand film and can't afford it. Or they force the use of film due to being ego based and film does a subpar job. So, the project suffers or does not get done at all due to their ego. <><><><> 1973 Main Street. L.A. D.D.Teoli Jr. (Can't photo kids like this nowadays...better not be caught!)
  23. Good luck with the sale Pruette! I hope some used scanners come up on the East side of the country.
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