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May (also called Black Thorn)    You can clearly see the fragile petals and stamens in the close up projections. To see more photographs of the May blossom and the location visit Paper Tiger Moth |
Thursday 29 April 2010
Darkroom Experiments
The May blossom was at it's peak last week and I had wanted to try making Japanese style pictures for some time. So this was an ideal opportunity for some darkroom experiments.
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How do you do these? Love the mystery and delicacy - very Japanese in feeling.
ReplyDeleteHello Fiona, This is a darkroom technique. The diptych is a straightforward photogram on two sheets of photo paper. The other three are projected images, one inverted in Photoshop.
ReplyDeleteSelect something small but interesting that will go in the negative carrier without straining it. Some objects can be used without protecting the lens. Others must be placed between two pieces of acetate to prevent the item dropping through (wasps, spiders, seed from seed heads), and prehaps damaging the lens. Note: Nothing acidic like lemon slices, tomato, orange, unless dried out thoughly in a microwave oven.
Projected images come out as negatives, you can decide which parts you prefer to be in focus and how large the finished picture will be. I like this technique very much and intend to do more, I need to get some more developer first!!
Have a go and post the results.
Ooh thanks!
ReplyDeleteso you just put the blossom between two bits of acetate?
No, not this time. The blossom was loose in the neg carrier which made the projection more three dimensional. The sprig was large enough to be held in place by the 35mm plates. Homemade acetate negatives are fine, but flowers tend to get a bit squashed.
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