My Infrared Bio

[Sheridanpa@xxxxxxx]

- Name: 

Paul Sheridan

- Profession/Study: 

College Faculty; Master in Fine Arts, Brooklyn College/City University of New
York

- Country: 

USA

- Personal history of photography 

    - preferred subjects: 

"Street" Photography, landscapes, architecture

    - materials (film, filters, paper, chemistry): 

Films :Fuji Neopan 1600, Tri-X, Kodachrome 200, Kodak H.S. Infrared, Konica
Infrared

Filters: Polarizer, sometimes Red

Paper: Ilford Multigrade, Agfa Portriga

Chemistry: D-76 (1+1, at same time as undiluted for Infrared, to reduce
contrast), Sprint paper chemicals (the best, for use in schools!)

    - format (35mm/medium format/large format): 

Mostly 35mm, some 6 x 4.5 cm. and 4 x 5 inch

- Other strange hobbies: Politics--citizen involvement--cooperatives

- How did you find out about this list: 

Through the Photoforum list (photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)

- Expand on anything photographic you like:

Simplicity helps. But not always.

Using infrared is as far away from "realism" as I ever get. But then a black
and white, silver salts on flat paper or plastic, two-dimensional, still
image is not real, is it?
Reality is usually interesting enough by itself, most of the time. Probably
just a fluke of evolution that we cannot see infrared. But then we cannot
hear ultrasound. Perhaps that is good.
I appreciate ability to load Konica IR out of a changing bag, but it has a
very slow speed for my uses. Wish they made it in a 4 x 5 in. version for
tripod use. New Ilford "IR" film is supposed to be similar, but in 35mm only,
so far--maybe they will do a 4 x 5? 
Wouldn't it be great to have a 3200/1600 b&w film in 120? Or Kodachrome 200
in 120? Why do I keep trying to use Medium format as a "street" camera?
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