I’m posting several of my works from the semester which I thought to be quite productive and illuminating.
Liquid light drove everybody mad. I only got two pieces on wood that I was “happy” with.
The print on the left was my first success- just an attempt with a negative I knew to be good- while the print on the right was meant to be part of my final which did not come together as well as I planned. (Note the fogging of the right side).
Palladium and Kallitype prints relieved a bit of the headache that liquid light brought on.
Four negative evolution of smoke rings
Stacked negatives showing progression of smoke rings
Palladium and Kallitype printing has a sharpness that other alternative processes don’t seem to quite capture. I was attempting to correlate the use of precious metals, like palladium and silver, into a sense of the spiritual nature of alchemy and relating the spirit directly to photographic image. This was quite a successful project for me.
Gum Bichroment
While waiting for my chemicals to do the final project I experimented with gum bichroment printing in CMYK- not a complete success but certainly a fun new process that I hope to improve upon in the future.
Over all the semester went well and has reinvigorated me in the photographic arts. I will certainly be doing more alternative processes in the future and hope to do Palladium and Kallitype prints for the rest of my life.
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- Four negative evolution of smoke rings
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- Stacked negatives showing progression of smoke rings
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- Gum Bichroment
