Category: Prints

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Entwined – pregnancy photo

The “Entwined” print by Almos Lataan (https://almoslataan.com) arrived back from Printolino. It is 10×8 inch print, from a 5×4 Large Format Negative. It’s actually a recent edit. There was a print version of the photo used in an exhibition at The Glasgow Gallery of Photography which was was still a little dark, so some edits for print were made.

Printolino are great for the quality of the print. However, I used to use Loxley Colour, who also produce fantastic prints, and I would say that their packaging of the prints is a little better, with two extra stiff pieces of card on either side of the print, minimising the chances of damage in the post.

As to paper choice, Hahnemühle William Turner 308gsm was chosen.

The AlmosLataan project itself is meant to be a celebration of life.

Two souls are entwined in pregnancy, beginning a relationship of love, beauty, and pain, symbolised by the roses.

Initially part of a sister project (at https://almoslataan.com), I am showing on this site as I’m not really updating my other site at the moment, but I may do at a later point. I would define this particular piece as representative of a more serious approach to photography which I would like to explore, along the lines of celebrating life, in an age where life itself is being rejected in a very real sense. I hope that this photo helps capture the beauty of what is the incredible birth of a new person into this world, with all the wonder that accompanies welcoming them, and seeing them grow.

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MyPhotobook Retro Prints

A collection of polaroid-style images from myphotobook.ch

As a photographer who is trying to utilize physical media (working against the rise of AI, and the saturation of images on the internet due to globalisation), photographic prints are very important. But what I have found in the past is that framed pictures become boring very fast. Looking at the same picture everyday soon diminishes its value in the eye of the beholder, which is why I have become interested in the smaller print format, which I can chop and change frequently.  With this in mind, I recently ordered and received some retro prints from MyPhotobook CH, as I was looking for something similar to the Polaroid look (mainly the format with white border). I expected something like a white bordered print with the square photo, and some writing underneath. What I actually received far surpassed my expectations.

Upon opening the prints, I was immediately greeted by a wonderful sheen to the photos. I next noticed the back to the photos, which with the black square and numbering, certainly looked like some form of instant film. Also, there are faint rivulets underneath the photo. Quite frankly, with the level of detail, I am wondering whether this is instant film. Either way, the price for something as elaborate as this is very, very good.

Next, on to the images themselves. They are certainly impactful to the eye, but I wonder if they are a little too saturated. I believe my monitor is calibrated, so for future prints I’ll have to desaturate my files ever so slightly, but this is really a minor quibble – the prints are great. I wonder whether the increased saturation is part of a process to replicate the Polaroid look, or, if they are instant film, then this is just a result of the formula on the photo paper.

I’ll certainly use this lab again if they are still offering the retro prints. That’s unless I buy myself a Polaroid Lab for personal printing.

Here are the prints in their easy-to-swap photo-holders.