5th March 2024

I have really enjoyed using the large format camera and developing print. It was because the image is in the negative and upside down and you develop from straight from the camera ‘plate’/photo paper. A downfall is you can’t move and the subject can’t move. Gives me a greater respect for the timed movement sequences that Eduard Muaybridge took of horses.

I used the environmentally friendly chemicals to develop the image of Sam, and used coffee to develop the image of the teapot. I really like the old sepia feel to the teapot. Something I can replicate at home without worrying about the disposal of harmful chemicals.

We also did some Lumen prints. I duly brought in some flowers from the garden. This is a great use for out of date photography paper. Happily made a little collage in a frame and stood them outside in the Sun. The issue with these are that they have a very limited life span so we needed to scan the images if we wanted to print them out again or fix them. However there are no guarantees how long a fixed image with chemicals will last.

My Lumen print is wrapped up in paper in a drawer, I will revisit it in 6 months and see how its doing.