http://lauracampbellfineart.com/blog A photographer's adventures in the California desert Thu, 15 Jul 2010 02:43:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've made it half way through summer. Temperatures this month are staying steady above 100F and usually hover around 110F. My efforts to keep the swamp cooler running cold have proven useless, however, the low fidelity water cooling system in my darkroom is maintaining a temperature of 75F. ... http://lauracampbellfineart.com/blog/2010/07/14/july-in-the-amargosa-desert/ We made it out to Shoshone, CA, where we've rented a little house while I work on my new series in gravure. Took the Agfa 8x10 to Rhyolite yesterday. It's great being back in Death Valley... http://lauracampbellfineart.com/blog/2010/03/06/death-valley-again/ Notes: Agfa 8x10, Goerz Apo Artar 19", Efke Print Film negative and interpositive in HC110,  KM-43, Nuarc 15/15, Charbonnel ink on Rosaspina, Takach etching press. http://lauracampbellfineart.com/blog/2010/02/12/south-pueblo-gravure/ Scan of negative: Agfa 8x10, Goerz Apo Artar 19", Ekfe print film, HC110 1:175. http://lauracampbellfineart.com/blog/2010/02/06/pueblo-negative-scan/ Technical notes: Agfa 8x10, Schneider 420/240, Efke negative and interpositive in HC110, Charbonnel ink, Fabriano Rosaspina, Takach etching press. http://lauracampbellfineart.com/blog/2010/02/06/pueblo-gravure-2/ Gravure, Pueblo No. 1 Technical notes: Agfa 8x10, Schneider 420/240, Efke Print Film in HC110 1:175. Interpositive was made using Efke Print Film in HC110 1:175, exposed on KM-43 plate. I used sepia as the base color, then mixed in variations of black applied using the à la poupée ... http://lauracampbellfineart.com/blog/2010/01/26/pueblo-gravure/ Two more scans of negatives made at the Pueblo.  Agfa 8x10, Schneider 420/240, Efke Print Film, HC110 1:175, N+. http://lauracampbellfineart.com/blog/2010/01/10/more-from-the-pueblo/ Scan of negative, Taos Pueblo.  Agfa 8x10, Schneider 420/240, Efke Print Film, HC110 1:175, 7 minutes N-1. http://lauracampbellfineart.com/blog/2010/01/04/taos-pueblo/ Aiming for an adobe series of 8 before I leave for Death Valley National Park in the spring.  I'm really looking forward to being in my home state again, and my favorite national park.  California, here I come! http://lauracampbellfineart.com/blog/2010/01/04/death-valley-in-spring/ Scanned negative from Las Trampas yesterday. Agfa 8x10, Schneider 240/420, Efke Print Film ISO 25, HC110 1:175 for 11 minutes. http://lauracampbellfineart.com/blog/2010/01/03/las-trampas/