Greenleaf Review

As requested by my professor, my classmates and I had to submit photographs to the Greenleaf Review at my school. I don't know much about the Greenleaf Review and up until 5 minutes ago, I didn't even know there were guidelines ("Please email us your work as a Jpg., 300 DPI at 100% size (at least 5-5″ wide). Please include this information in your email.") I'm pretty sure I didn't go by the guidelines; nobody informed me that there were any. I didn't size my pictures to whatever they've requested. I don't even know what size my images are. Oh well... nonetheless, the below images are what I submitted.

"Push" - niece and nephew on the playground

"Learning from Others" - A friend and an unknown child at Lazy 5 Animal Ranch in Mooresville, NC

"Crunch" - Close up of a tree at SECCA in Winston-Salem, NC 

"Path Untraveled" - An empty path at the Lazy 5 Animal Ranch in Mooresville, NC

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What is Caffenol?

"Caffenol is a photographic alternative process." [x] Caffenol is composed with Instant Coffee (Caffeine), Washing Soda, and Powdered Vitamin C. There are various recipes for different types of film and photo paper, but the key to successful development with Caffenol is finding a recipe which works best for you. I use Ilford HP5 Plus 400 Black and White 35mm film (36 exposures) as well as Ilford Multigrade IV RC Deluxe Glossy Paper for Black & White prints. When I develop film, at the suggestion of my professor, I have found it best to also add Potassium Bromide (kBr) as a restrainer in development - to prevent over development - and to reduce fog. I do not use kBr when developing prints, however. Listed below are the two Caffenol recipes I use for developing film and prints.

Caffenol Film Recipe*

• 54g/L Washing Soda
• 10g/L Powered Vitamin C
• 40g/L Instant Coffee
• 1g/L kBr

Ensure that you mix this recipe thoroughly and let it sit for 5 minutes or until your mix is at 68 degrees F before you begin development.

Caffenol Photo Recipe**

• 45g/L Washing Soda
• 16g/L Powered Vitamin C
• 18g/L Instant Coffee

Ensure that you mix this recipe thoroughly and let it sit for 5 minutes.

* = 1L is equivalent to 1000mL. 1L can be used to develop exactly 4 rolls of film at once. If developing only one reel, reduce this recipe by a fourth.

** = 1L is equivalent to 1000mL. For single use development of prints with a tray that you're not sharing with others, I suggest reducing this recipe by a fourth.