Black and white photo of a bearded man, with just his head lit by strobes against a black background.

Same exact image but this is slightly cropped and slightly muddier and higher contrast and slightly out of focus because this is a real positive print. There is a wavy border at the top and bottom.

More tests!

Benson Instant Box Cam, paper negative inverted digitally (left) and (irl) positive print via the built in copy stand (right).

Need to readjust the stand registration.

Trying to get the workflow nailed down so I can do some “real” shooting next weekend.😅

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Self portrait of a bearded man from the chest up in black and white with a black background.

Tests, Philadelphia 2035

Benson Dry Plate and Camera Co Instant Box Cam, paper negative (rated 6).

More tests with the instant box cam.

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Black and white tintype Self portrait of a bearded man with glasses.

My first attempt to coat dry tintypes at home! (Still wet from the wash).

Is it good? No. Is it pictures? Well, it’s close. 🤷‍♂️

(Second coating batch went better and will be even cooler!)

Instant dry tintypes in the Benson Instant box cam! 😮

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Black and white self portrait positive print, held in my hand.

Another dramatically lit positive print selfie.

On more, but I estimated the angle wrong and cut of the top of my head.

More instant box cam tests.

These are only ok, but I think I have the process down a bit better. Entirely done in-camera.

Arista grade 2 semi matte paper.

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A negative and a positive paper image of a man looking into a mirror at a large box camera. Both images are clipped to the side of the box cam.

Sneak peak! First ever shot with an instant box cam. My usual darkroom test shot, but ~24s exp (at iso 6, US aperture 8!). Positive: 2min@f11!

This is so cool, and I’ll will write more about this setup when I get it cleaned up and more functional.

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