14×17 Ultra Large Format With XRay Film (Behind The Scenes Field Work at Hodsgon Mill)

Tim Sr. - 1/11/2025 - Hodgson Mill - 14x17 Ultra Large Format

In my latest video, I take you behind the scenes to showcase the fieldwork involved in photographing Hodgson Mill using my 14×17 ultra-large format camera and X-ray film.

From packing gear in the darkroom to setting up in the field, I share the journey and challenges of working with such a large and intricate camera. You’ll see what it takes to compose, focus, and create exposures in the field, offering a rare glimpse into the dedication and process behind ultra-large format photography.

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Join me as I document this iconic 19th-century mill in the heart of the Missouri Ozarks and bring it to life through my lens.

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Published by Tim Layton

Tim Layton is an Ozarks-based analog photographer and writer working with 19th-century processes, handmade paper negatives, and traditional darkroom methods. Through calotypes, silver gelatin paper negatives, salt prints, and platinum/palladium prints, he explores the expressive power of slow photography in a world flooded with disposable images. Using large format cameras and a Pictorial approach, his work is rooted in craft, chemistry, patience, and the belief that handmade photographs still matter.

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