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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 3/23/2008
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Thanks for going back so far in my portfolio Kanishka! It's nice when people go searching to look at other work besides the current images.
This is a very old self portrait, done in a darkroom. Two images developed on paper at the same time. Kodak tri-x film, I believe.
Nikon Nikkormat with 50mm lens. 1971 or 72.
Andre
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Kanishka Dasgupta
{K:2026} 3/23/2008
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Excellent composition, I think the use of light is great!
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 1/31/2006
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Thanks Kes,
This one goes back a lot further than I care to remember :)
Andre
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![Nelson Moore [Kes] -](http://images.imageopolis.com/images/5/7/8/7/5787/1481659-micro.jpg)
Nelson Moore [Kes] -
{K:20241} 1/31/2006
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Nice darkroom work, Andre. Good stuff.
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Fadel J
{K:13974} 12/25/2005
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Totally agree with you Andre, eventhough I disagree that this is a fabricated one :)
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/25/2005
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Hi Fadel,
This one is a perfect example of what we were just talking about. I didn't bother posting this shot for more than a year because I thought it was, "fabricated and enforced" . Maybe it is... but it seems a few people liked it anyway :)
Sometimes we can't trust our own assessments I guess.
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/21/2005
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Hi Marco,
Thanks for your comments on this shot. As it turned out, this image was almost like a little time capsule. I can't say that I planned it that way :)
Yes it was made with two negatives. But not at the same time. I developed the image with my large silhouette and the tv screen first. Then I thought all the blank white space would be a good place to put another image. I experimented with the exposure times of the two negatives individually first and made a light sketch on the paper to position the images properly. First I exposed the image with the tv. When I did this exposure I masked off the area of the screen so that I could still use it for the second negative. Next I reverse masked the paper so that only the tv screen was being exposed to the second negative.
It sounds like a lot of work when you have to write it down, but it's pretty easy really. The results are sometimes more rewarding than simply sandwhiching two negatives together and exposing them at the same time.
Andre
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Morc Piantedos
{K:21834} 12/21/2005
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i like this your selfportrait, Andre. i find it very hermetic and visionary.. as far as i like all debate which you are moving, with yourself and your UF friends, about the meaning of photography in this 'comsumption' age.
PS: by the way about "golden" age :-), but have you 'sandwiched' 2 negatives in order to obtain your full image in the TV ? i ask because i'm curious :-)
regards,
marco
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/20/2005
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Hi Toni,
If you are using IE you can go to the Tools drop down box then Internet Options and delete all cookies. Then go to Settings and click on the line that says check for new versions every visit to the page.
I don't think you have to worry about individual pages that much. You can go to Tools, Internet options, Privacy and specify Usefilm.com to always accept new cookies. That might help too.
I doubt that these things will fix all of the problems you might be having because I think there are some bugs that have nothing to do with this. I don't think it will do any harm anyway. You might want to delete your off-line content of temp internet files too at the same time. I have to do this regularly because of my ancient hard drive.
Andre
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Antonia BauerleinSehnert
{K:30599} 12/20/2005
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Thanks for the info Andre. How does one dump cookies for a particular site?
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/20/2005
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Hi Toni,
You probably picked the best time to stay away from here. By the time you get back in the new year things will probably be fully sorted out. You might have to make a few changes to your set-up preferences and things. You have to dump your cookies for this site and re accept them apparently for all the changes to take effect.
Thanks for the comment on this one. I'm looking forward to more of your new stuff. Have a great Christmas and New Year!
Andre
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Antonia BauerleinSehnert
{K:30599} 12/20/2005
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Hi Andre! I wonder the same thing sometimes -- I can tell you that for me digital has made a huge difference. This is an interesting capture...takes some study. I like the feel. Have been away for awhile and seem to have missed out on some drama. Just stopped by to check out the new digs and say hello to my friends. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year's to you. Hugs. Antonia (I'll be back after the 1st of the year.)
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/19/2005
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Thanks Darlene,
Glad you liked it. I was just fooling around in the darkroom with some multiple images and I thought that bright tv screen would make a great place to put another image :)
You have a great Christmas and New Year too!
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/19/2005
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Thanks Endre,
I'm glad you liked this image.
You have a great Christmas and New Year too!
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/19/2005
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Thanks Thilo,
I'm sure when first made this image in 1972, I thought it was a little like "eye candy". Just fooling around in the darkroom with multiple images. But, with the passing of time, it becomes a little bit of history in a way. It is almost like a little time capsule of the way it was at the time. If the same shot was taken today by some 22 year old, it would be a Plasma screen tv, a digital clock and a Nikon D70s :)
I'm glad you liked it still over 30 years later.
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/19/2005
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Thanks Ina,
Unfortunately the great assembage of vintage objects was new when I took the shot :)
I'm pretty happy with the way this one came out in the scanned image too.
Andre
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Endre Novak
{K:12666} 12/19/2005
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Nice work, now and then. Congrats to your anniversary.
My best wishes for the oncoming X'mas and New Year, Dear Fiend!
Endre
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Thilo Bayer
{K:50358} 12/19/2005
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Hi Andre,
I think this image is one of the coolest you ever posted here. Hopefully you will get the feedback you deserve with this one. It incorporates the spirit if analogue photography for me. Not sure why ;-) great outcome!
best wishes,
Thilo
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Darlene Boucher
{K:15739} 12/18/2005
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Oh you are too cute!! It pays to start early, all we have to do is look at your images! Love the composition and that very cute kid! Take care and Have a Merry Christmas my friend! Darlene
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 12/18/2005
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Happy Anniversary, Andre! Exceptionally suggestive image, great assemblage of vintage objects and wonderful memories! Excellent inclusion of the backlit face and hand. Love your B & W's pure blacks and strong contrasts. Best regards, Ina
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/18/2005
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Thanks for viewing and commenting Ali.
I can't believe it's been one year already that I've been on this site.
Andre
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Ali Naghizadeh
{K:19600} 12/18/2005
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Happy Anniversary Dear Andre ..
I really like the shot .. It's real CooL .. I like the composition and the angle .. The contrast is real great too ..
My best,
aLi
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/18/2005
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Thanks again Rashed.
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/18/2005
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Thanks once again Rosario.
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/18/2005
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Hi Fadel,
Welcome back! You haven't been around for a while. Usefilm has been down for a bit as you know.
Quite a few of my B&W images in my archives section are either scans of prints that I made over the years or from scanned negatives that I developed and never got around to printing. I used to do my printing at Ryerson's Photo Arts dept. in the early 70's when I took a few Photo arts courses there at night. Later I put together my own small darkroom, but I was extremely spoiled already from all the great equipment at Ryerson.
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 12/18/2005
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Hi Mark,
I think this little tv was one of those K-mart specials, purchased back in the late sixties. It probably still works :)
I think the dumpsites will soon be overflowing with big screen tvs. It makes you wonder why it took so long to come out with all these fantastic new Plasma screens.
The bright screen on the tv with the rest of the image in black gave me a good place to insert another image. So I think it worked out pretty well. This one was all done in the darkroom and the print was scanned.
Andre
Andre
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Rosario Esposito
{K:9796} 12/17/2005
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Wow, is fantastic the scene, optimal B&W. Compliments
-Rosario-
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Fadel J
{K:13974} 12/17/2005
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Very beautiful work Andre! I didn't know that you used to do darkroom stuff, this is oustanding indeed! Happy Anniversary my friend, no wonder now why UF is dressed up in new :)
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Mark Beltran
{K:32612} 12/17/2005
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Hi Andre; congrats on your anniversary. I put this in my favorites, because I've attempted shots like these, with varied results, which weren't as successful as this. Looks like an old fashioned '60's tv, remember those jet-age designs back then? I was thinking of getting an old old chassis and stuffing a new tv inside for a '60's look.
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Rashed Abdulla
{K:163889} 12/17/2005
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very great idea and very well implemented ,great capture,very best regards my friend.
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