{"id":14925,"date":"2019-06-25T05:59:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T09:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=14925"},"modified":"2019-06-24T22:29:54","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T02:29:54","slug":"16x20-and-all-that-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/16x20-and-all-that-stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"16×20 and all that stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Horses CNE Coliseum summer of 1980 with my Leica<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. When was the last time you made a big print? Never is the most likely answer when everything today is digital – unless you are an old coot like me. Around 1985, I decided to decorate my office with some of my photographs printed 16 x 20 inches and mounted in slim gold toned aluminum frames.<\/p>\n

At the time, my largest trays would only print 11×14 paper so my first step was to get bigger trays. To this end I bought some plywood and some 1×4 inch pine boards. I made three wooden trays big enough to handle 16×20 paper. A double thickness of 2 mil plastic painter’s sheets lined the trays to make them moisture proof.<\/p>\n

Developer, stop, and fixer followed. I made just enough to fill the trays about a quarter to a half inch (no drums big enough were on hand). A sink would do for washing. I looked through my Leica negatives and selected a handful of negatives to print with my Durst enlarger which has a great Schneider enlarging lens. And off to the photo store for 16×20 Ilford enlarging paper.<\/p>\n

Once done, the prints were framed and mounted in my office. This was some 34 years ago – the first and last time I made such big prints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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