PRINTING EXPERIMENTS
Looking at the images produced in the last shoot I wanted to experiment with an alternative printing method to see if the "feeling" of the images was significantly changed and if this could be harnessed to improve the impact of the image and if it were also possible to create some feeling of isolation of the subject by the non standard method of reproduction.
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This method of printing was a multi step process and one that is impossible to reproduce each time due to the nature of the process and the materials used. The technique is detailed below:
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1. The original image is graded in Lightroom to produce high definition and to remove any background distractions caused by the lighting.
2. A black only print was made onto a sheet of printer acetate that had been deliberately damaged and aged to ensure the "damage' would interfere with the printer.
3. A sheet of watercolour paper was moistened using hand sanitiser and a sponge.
4. The print was laid "ink down" on the wet paper.
5. The back of the acetate was burnished with a small hand roller to fully transfer the ink to the watercolour paper having been released by the hand sanitiser.
6. the resulting image was allowed to dry before being scanned.
7. Taken back into Lightroom the final image was refined.
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