Over the summer I mixed up my own liquid photo emulsion. I also enjoy pinhole photography. So I put the two together, and went at it. I coated the emulsion on glass, and made my own pinhole camera to fit the glass negative. Who knew cutting glass was so difficult? I was left with some small broken pieces so I coated them as well. If you can imagine an Altoid tin,
about 1.5 x 3 inches, the elephant image is smaller than that.
I didn't realize how frustrated I was going to be. It's been tough, but that makes it that much more rewarding.
Elephant. One Hour.
Five coats of emulsion.
Altoid Tin Camera
Pinhole with 14 gage needle.
I barely punctured the .005 brass sheet.
Corn. One Hour.
Three coats of emulsion.
4x4 Camera
Pinhole with 14 gage needle.
I barely punctured the .005 brass sheet.
First. Twenty Minutes.
Three coats of emulsion.
4x4 Camera
Pinhole with 16 gage needle.
These are some images I processed using Mordancage. Three of them are from paper negatives can you tell witch one was made with film. Hint: theses specific prints were all made from paper negatives, but one was contact printed, then a paper negative was made from that and then another contact print from that paper negative, complicated and fun.
