Photographer, Sunil Gupta, demonstrates how to make a gelatin silver print using a negative from his first photographic body
of work, ‘Christopher Street’, in 1976.
The black and white photographs, shot on the streets of downtown New York, offer a snapshot of everyday life and the excitement of the gay liberation movement, including Gupta's own participation in it.
00:00 Introducing artist, Sunil Gupta
00:23 A look at some photos from the 'Christopher Street' series
01:01 Removing the exposed film from the camera
01:20 Selecting an image from the negatives
01:38 Placing the negative into the enlarger
02:14 Creating a test photograph, experimenting with exposure times
03:08 Making the print
03:34 The image appearing in the chemical bath
04:31 The final print
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