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Jonathan Hilty

Apr 17, 20201 min

Small update - Magazine & "How To" Guide

Hey everyone, This is just a teeny tiny update on a few relevant things. First off, one of my authcromes was recently featured on the...

Jonathan Hilty

Oct 30, 201910 min

Let's talk about the Second Varnish

(Note: I originally wrote most if this in June 2019, but waited forever to post it while I continued experimenting with coatings...)...

Jonathan Hilty

Sep 18, 201812 min

A long overdue autochrome update

I've been stringing people along, telling them that I plan on adding a new autochrome blog post when I "figure things out a bit". Well,...

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Jonathan Hilty

Dec 19, 20173 min

Initial successes with reversal processing

This blog entry is going to be short and sweet -- As it turns out, I was very close to full success with reversal processing. After...

Jonathan Hilty

Dec 4, 20174 min

Reversal processing woes

Although I won't make the case that they're anywhere near the quality of the original plates, I'd say I'm about 95% of the way to being...

Jonathan Hilty

Nov 17, 20175 min

More successes with the Autochrome

Regarding Starch: Now that I'm mentally organizing everything, I've gotten a lot done in the last two weeks! The starch I use now is...

Jon Hilty

Oct 31, 201710 min

Success and Failure: Moving forward with the Autochrome

I've been playing with the idea of making autochromes for about 4 years now. Making photographs 100% from scratch had always interested...

Jon Hilty

Apr 19, 20174 min

Some reflection on the Lippmann mirror

Don't worry, I've gotten the bad jokes out of my system with that title. Recently I had a bad case of diarrhea of the mouth, or at...

Jonathan Hilty

Apr 19, 20153 min

The Road to Color: The Lippmann Plate

Ever since I first became interested in photography, I've always wanted to do everything from scratch, from start to finish. Now with...