Lith prints with that desirable pinkish hue

Finally I got the pinkish hue I have strived for on my lith prints. They just had to be in the developer for a much longer time than earlier prints. And I’m really really proud of them both!

I’m so sorry for the digital capture I had to do, but the prints are too large for my scanner. And they are so much more beautiful than I’m able to show you here! I hope you can see it anyhow.

Both of them are originating from negatives made with my gorgeous little Zero Image 612F, and printed on Fomatone MGFB 131, and developed it Lith developer LD20.

I wish all of you a wonderful weekend!

Enjoy! 🙂

Zero Image 612F
Adox CMS20 @ ISO12
Adotech II developer
Fomatone MGFB131
Lith dev LD20

Zero Image 612F
Fuji Acros 100
handheld exposure for about 30 sec
Kodak Tmax developer 1:4
Fomatone MGFB131
Lith dev LD20

Tags: 120film, analog photography, analogue photography, art, film photography, Lith print, photography, pictorial, pinhole, traditional darkroom print, wet darkroom

26 thoughts on “Lith prints with that desirable pinkish hue”

Malin H on January 25, 2014 at 14:20 said:

Underbar känsla i båda bilderna.
Favoriten blir nog ändå andra bilden.

Önskar dig detsamma – en skön helg!

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- Marie on January 25, 2014 at 14:33 said:
  
  Tack Malin! Jag håller med dig, den passar lite bättre ihop med känslan som lith processen ger. Nu ska de upp på väggen!! 🙂
  
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  - Malin H on January 25, 2014 at 18:21 said:
    
    Härligt att dom ska upp på väggen. 🙂
    
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    - Marie on January 25, 2014 at 18:36 said:
      
      🙂
      
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dogdreamzzzz on January 25, 2014 at 14:26 said:

Wonderful Marie! I love it when my continuing to find a way to make what I want to have happen, happens! Congratulations! I am particularly fond of the second image…

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- dogdreamzzzz on January 25, 2014 at 14:29 said:
  
  Oh…I forgot to add. I don’t know how large these prints are, but I’ve found that with my larger prints, say 11 x 14, I can scan each end of the print and then photomerge in Photoshop so that I can post.
  
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  - Marie on January 25, 2014 at 14:36 said:
    
    Thanks a lot Amy! They are 30×40 cm. That was a really good idea, I shall try to do that, I’m not at all happy with the digital capture, most of the “glow” in the prints disappeared for me.
    Thank you so much! 🙂
    
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karijeppesen on January 25, 2014 at 14:44 said:

Marie, what you are doing is just so wonderful!!! – I have some prints of mine in lith too (…done some 10 years ago…) and yes, nothing digital have that same feeling…
Thank you for remind me… (…smiling…)

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- Marie on January 25, 2014 at 15:31 said:
  
  Thank you very much Kari! Nothing is ever too late you know…. 😉
  
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  - karijeppesen on January 25, 2014 at 16:32 said:
    
    So true!! (…smiling again…)
    
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Mike Bizeau on January 25, 2014 at 15:26 said:

Beautiful print Marie. Like a dream I want to dream.

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- Marie on January 25, 2014 at 15:32 said:
  
  Oh, thank you ever so much for your kind words Mike! I’m happy you like them! 🙂
  
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  - Mike Bizeau on January 25, 2014 at 16:30 said:
    
    Your welcome.
    
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serialphotographer on January 25, 2014 at 15:57 said:

Love the second

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- Marie on January 25, 2014 at 16:15 said:
  
  Thank you very much!
  
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Son of Sharecroppers on January 25, 2014 at 18:15 said:

These are just spectacular. They demonstrate beautifully why we should keep shooting on film.

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- Marie on January 25, 2014 at 18:40 said:
  
  Thank you very much! Yes, there would not be the same feeling if it was digital. I’m so happy film and darkroom material is still around, and I hope the interest will grow, as an artistic expression.
  
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Alexander Lautsyus on January 26, 2014 at 01:11 said:

I love the nostalgic look of your pictures. It recalls my youth, film photography and a lot of memory. Thank you.

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- Marie on January 26, 2014 at 10:41 said:
  
  Your kind comment makes me very happy, thank YOU!! 🙂
  
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Naomi Shabot Wittlin on January 28, 2014 at 00:46 said:

They ARE beautiful!!! Congratulations, Marie.

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- Marie on January 28, 2014 at 22:51 said:
  
  Thank you very much Naomi! Most appreciated!
  
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lomoherz on January 28, 2014 at 18:46 said:

Ahsh, wow! They’re truly stunning and I’m glad you got hte desired effects, it was well worth it!
…and once again I find myself wishing you were my lab-teacher back in uni…
Greetings!

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- Marie on January 28, 2014 at 22:52 said:
  
  Ohh, you are so kind…. Thank you very very much!
  
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jdtphotography.co.uk on February 1, 2014 at 17:32 said:

An inspiration and a joy as always Marie, a haunting beauty in your work that I love to become immersed in. Have a great weekend. Best regards, james

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- Marie on February 1, 2014 at 20:27 said:
  
  Thank you very much James, for your always so kind comment. I’m very glad you like my work.
  Have a fantastic weekend you too!
  
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pjbrez on March 1, 2014 at 06:07 said:

Very cool stuff. I recently picked up some ‘Arista Litho Film 2.0’ and ‘Arista Litho Developer Powder.’ Now I just have to figure out how to use it… : )

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