Ultra Large Format Photography: My DIY Contact Printing Setup

In a new video, I share the simple and very effective setup that I use to create my Ultra Large Format contact prints.

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Tim Layton is a photographer based in the Missouri Ozarks whose work focuses on telling the stories of the Wild Horses of Missouri and the landscape they inhabit within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. He documents the horses over time through field photography, written observations, and long-term storytelling. Selected images are also transformed into handmade silver gelatin prints in his traditional darkroom.

3 thoughts on “Ultra Large Format Photography: My DIY Contact Printing Setup”

  1. Hi Tim, I like your setup and I have a similar method as you do. Same with 2 sheets of glass in between which I place my photo paper. I go by a constant EV reading for all my contact exposures for each paper I print on. I even replace my printing easel with this setup since I found it more convenient to use the 2 glass sheets. Not only that, I use a similar setup when I am exposing a negative projected from my enlarger onto the paper, having discarded my printing easel. The glass sheets help keep the paper flatter too. To determine exposure times for the projected negative I use the RH Designs Stopclock pro which has a built in densitometer function . Of course calibration of the printing paper gives best results.

    1. Hi Fred, good to hear from you. Sounds like you are having a great time making your prints. I would love to see and learn more about your work. Do you have a place online where you share you prints?

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