Technical Notes

Camera: Mamiya 7 II with 80mm f/4 and 43mm f/4.5 lenses

Film: Kodak Portra 400 for interior work; Ilford FP4 Plus 125 for exterior shadow studies

Development: C-41 at a trusted lab in Seoul (Film Log, Jongno-gu); black-and-white hand-processed in Rodinal 1:50, stand development 60 minutes

Exposure: Interior shots at f/4–f/5.6, 1/8s to 1/2s, handheld against door frames. Exterior shadow work at f/8–f/11 on tripod.

Golden hour sessions: Arrived 45 minutes before sunset to track shadow migration across courtyard stones. The best light lasted approximately 12 minutes.

Scanning: Noritsu LS-600 at the lab for Portra; Epson V850 for FP4 at home. Final files output at 6000×4500px.