Hand in Hand
Uploaded: April 09, 2008
This image was done with film in camera. There is no print manipulation.
Chris N. Sweet April 09, 2008
Great shot, I am assuming it is a double exposure of some desciption? Either way its a magnificent shot. #897278John H. Siskin April 09, 2008
Hi Chris,Chris N. Sweet April 09, 2008
I dont suppose you did a bit of "painting with light" did you? #5767561John H. Siskin April 09, 2008
Hi Chris,Lisa J. Boulden April 13, 2008
Having a little time on your hands???M.Christine Duncan April 13, 2008
So, just to be clear, you didn't add or subtract anything in the darkroom? Or while you were shooting...? #5783948John H. Siskin April 13, 2008
Hi Christine,Laura E. Swan April 13, 2008
White "Spray Paint?" (That's my guess)Ooo! I love guessing games! Do we win a Corvette? (OK OK, I'll settle for a toy Corvette. But I want it in white. Red interior.) -Laura Swan ~DRU~ #5784248
Dianna Hauf April 13, 2008
Hmmm, does it have to do with the processing chemicals, dealing with the emulsions in particular? I am a CDA and when dealing with taking dental xrays I can 'accidently' achieve this effect when processing dental films. ???? #5784294Dianna Hauf April 13, 2008
BTW, GREAT abstract B&W image!!!! #5784296John H. Siskin April 14, 2008
It did take place during film processing, but this is a controlled process. The glow only goes where I want it to. Please note that I am including a picture of a model car, sorry not a Covette #5784567M.Christine Duncan April 14, 2008
In highschool, we did alot of dodging and burning in the darkroom.... similar effect? I'm out of guesses. lolAimee C. Eisaman April 14, 2008
Well I know nothing of film photography, but I do appreciate the skill required to creat images like this with film! I love the subject and the creation! Nice JOb! "DRU" #5785936Laura E. Swan April 14, 2008
So....I guess Dianna....won the Ferrari...? (boo hoooooooooo!)Er- I MEAN "A BIG CONGRATS ON THE WIN DIANNA K. SO WELL DESERVED"!
Hee hee! -Laura
P.S. I took photography in HS. too. It was so much fun! STINKY CHEMICALS but FUN! #5788364
John H. Siskin April 14, 2008
Hi Laura,Steve M. Harrington April 14, 2008
Well, you have me intrigued and stumped, John. I had my own darkroom and played with solarization, but I could never achieve this kind of control of the light. Assuming this is a single neg, I can only guess that you chemically altered the whitened area. However, my gut tells me you used light as your tool. :)John H. Siskin April 15, 2008
Hi Steve,Steve M. Harrington April 15, 2008
Unless you are introducing a red herring, which I feel fairly confident you are not, then you must have done something akin to solarization to the film. But how could you have such control, given that film requires total darkness? Is there something about infrared light that would be useful here?John H. Siskin April 15, 2008
Hi Steve,Steve M. Harrington April 15, 2008
Fascinating. Thank you, John. Unfortunately, I no longer have a darkroom. I was always intrigued by solarization. I experimented with some B&W images from Mother Theresa's Home for the Destitute and Dying in Calcutta and now I can't locate them. Aargh! #5793309John H. Siskin April 15, 2008
Try starting with a black and white image, and take it into PS, Return the B&W image to an RGB color space. Open curves and you get a diagonal line with bottom on the left. Pull the left side of the image up to the top and the middle of the curve a little more than midway to the bottom. This looks a little like a solarization. If you add small amounts of color to the image, before you manipulate the curve, the image can be more interesting. Thanks, John Siskin #5793331Steve M. Harrington April 15, 2008
Got it! I learn something new every day! It sure does create a weird histogram. :) Thanks, JohnJohn H. Siskin April 15, 2008
Hi Steve,Samantha L. Dean April 17, 2008
Wow!! Totally impressed with the image and the knowledge required to create it!!! Awesome! #5800153John H. Siskin April 17, 2008
Hi Samantha,John H. Siskin April 17, 2008
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