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First CGA
Friday, February 26, 2010 at 9:45AM I uploaded this once it was dry, but I forgot to post an new entry about it.
Clear Glass Ambrotypes are made by creating a negative on a sheet of glass before backing it with black material or paint. For this, I just used black paper, as I want to still be able to use it as a negative.
I am going to try out plexiglas/lexan, I think. The emulsion peels from glass that isn't absoultely spotless, so it's a pain. Plus, lexan and plexiglas do not break as easily as glass.
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Ambrotype, Glass Negative in New Work, Photography, Wet Plate Polaroid Pixel Loff
Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 10:06AM I just finished a pixel homage to one of the most iconic Polaroid cameras. First thing I've pixelled in awhile.
Pixel in Illustration, New Work Fuji FP-100 Negatives
Thursday, February 25, 2010 at 7:35AM I posted this on my old blog awhile ago, but it is still popular, so I want to post this here with some minor updates.
Process:
1. Take your photo, and overexpose it by 1-1.5 stops. This will make the negative the proper exposure, but overexpose the print. Then, when you pull it from the camera, do not peel it. Unlike Polaroid film, Fuji's instant film is self-terminating. After two minutes, no further developing will occur.
2. Once the two minutes are up, tape the photo, negative (black) side up to a piece of glass. Then, brush undiluted bleach onto the black backing, being careful not to let it leak under the photo.
3. Rinse thoroughly with water until all of the black backing has been removed, brushing more bleach on as necessary.
4. Peel the photo from the negative.
5. Rinse the negative again until it is clear, and the "gooey" emulsion is completely washed away and it looks like a normal film negative.
6. Dip into water/photo-flo mixture and then hang to dry.
Once dry, it is like any other negative and can be scanned or printed as such. I used a color negative in the example, but you can also use Fuji FP-100b. If you are using the 100b film, you must be very careful, as the emulsion is significantly weaker and will peel from the plastic much more easily than the 100c. This method only works for the 100 speed, and does not work for Fuji FP-3000.
DIY, Fuji FP-100 in Tutorial New Novel
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 9:14AM I have been working on my new novel lately, and I have really thrown myself into it. I am trying to force myself to write a minimum of two pages a day. It doesn't matter if they are great pages or bad, as long as I write two pages, my work is done. I go back over each chapter several times to expand, so I can fix the bad pages as I go.
This is a very different writing style than I am used to. The trilogy was heavily based on the dialog spoken by the characters and was not as descriptive of their surroundings. This new novel, however, is very descriptive and I am taking copius notes about the world in which it takes place--something I've not done before.
I am also not limiting myself to any timeframe; when the book is done, it's done. I do not want to rush it at all. Which is, again, something completely new to me, considering each book in the last trilogy was written in a few days' time. I am taking it slowly for this novel though. Wish me luck!
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