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Robert Dean: Simple values

Robert Dean is a simple man with values ​​that don't matter at all. His photography is uncomplicated in terms of its concept or what it expresses. Beauty and pleasure in nature are his obsession with this expression.
This Dean is a self taught photographer. He entered an art school for a year, then set out on his own, working as a photographer for a museum, as though
He regards his job as unimportant, while he very much enjoys the moments he spends with nature. Dean pays attention to the subtle natural systems he finds in natural formations, not to guide his sight - instead, he views himself with philosophy as a kind of record maker. He enjoys the solitude and stillness of nature and finds endless beauty in the repetition of natural systems.
He is a practical man who finds no justification for pushing you towards the finest types of photographic materials when cheap and commonly used materials are enough to get your work done. Dean works with (Plus-X) slide film, and this is a continuation of what he used to do in the old days, shooting with (Plus-X) 35mm . Today he uses a large environmental field camera (Ikeln) or Toyo with a Kodak lens. An old 203mm Ektar and a 121mm Schneider Angolon lens. It is related to the orbital system, showing its intrinsic negatives in (D-23) or Ensco 17, an equation found in an old photographic book.
Then it is printed on papers - Ford Alfobsum -.
Dean likes the color gradient that Plus-X gives, especially the middle color gradations when the negatives are preserved in (D-23) or Ensco-17, as these appearances maintain the expressive speed of the film and preserve the soft graining and elegant values ​​of the brights (Plus-X, However, it expands the range of medium gradations.
And he mixes his appearances himself, preferring the formula of Wansko, because it uses an amount of mabtool - an expensive finishing agent - less than the amount used
It is used by (23-D), which is therefore more cost effective.
For those who are interested in Eq-Ansco 17, it is as follows:
Borax, 3 grams of methol. 1.5 grams. Sodium sulfite 80 gr.
Hydroquinone 30 grams -
Potassium bromide 0.5 grams.
water to make 1000 milliliters.
The recommended endorsement period is 12 minutes at 68 degrees Fahrenheit, however Dean works with eight minutes as a basic endorsement period for a normal exposure negative, while his actual endorsement times range between 5 and 15 minutes, depending on how he exposes the scene.
Robert Dean says about himself that he is a photographer - almost obscure - and says that he would love to become very famous as a photographic artist and adds, if this were not the case, I would not care, because his talent shows the importance of his work ⏹