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C.S. Young Jr.

South Fork Mills River Valley Composition 1
South Fork Mills River Valley Composition 1
Phipps Farm Barn Door Detail 1
Phipps Farm Barn Door Detail 1
Abandoned barn in Grassy Creek, North Carolina in Ashe County near the border with Virginia
Abandoned barn in Grassy Creek, North Carolina in Ashe County near the border with Virginia
Old Barn on Ridgewood Rd near Winston-Salem North Carolina
Old Barn on Ridgewood Rd near Winston-Salem North Carolina
hedgecock-homestead-barn-abstract-1.jpg
Mountain Farm Museum: Stone Chimney & Shingle Roof Composition
Mountain Farm Museum: Stone Chimney & Shingle Roof Composition
Sunset Beach Bridge Composition
Sunset Beach Bridge Composition
Indian Beach Driftwood and Rock Composition 2
Indian Beach Driftwood and Rock Composition 2
Gutted Albermarle Building Composition 1
Gutted Albermarle Building Composition 1
Japanese Rock Garden Composition
Japanese Rock Garden Composition
Ocean Crest Fishing Pier at sunset on Oak Island, North Carolina
Ocean Crest Fishing Pier at sunset on Oak Island, North Carolina
Horses on North Fork New River Rd Composition 1
Horses on North Fork New River Rd Composition 1

When I was sixteen, my next-door neighbor introduced me to black & white photography, film processing and enlarging. I was intrigued. During my senior year in high school, I studied photography under Byron Baldwin at Myers Park High School in Charlotte, NC. The program offered an intensive study of black & white photography. I was hooked. Later, I would go on to enhance my technique in the Commercial Photography program at Randolph Technical College.

I remember loading a film spool in pitch darkness and sealing the loaded reel in a small stainless steel processing tank. Next came the chemicals; developer, stop bath and fixer. Then, using an enlarger to expose the negative on photographic paper, dodge and burn, and then watching with anticipation as the print revealed itself through a similar sequence of chemicals. Finally came cutting matts and mounting the best work.

In many cases, I find color in photography to be a distraction. Perceiving color takes a lot of mental processing overhead. Creatively, black & white offers a more heightened awareness of texture, patterns, shapes, tonality and use of dark & light space. I also feel the intensively manual process of shooting, developing and printing black & white afforded me a deep appreciation of how silver halides in a film or paper medium responded to controlled exposure to light.

I can appreciate those who currently take time to shoot with and process black & white film. For me, I’m satisfied working a digital workflow which usually completes with a software emulation of Agfa APX 100 b&w film using Alien Skin’s Exposure.

Cheers,
C. S.

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