My first attempt at an emulsion lift. My initial thought was "So that's how you screw up a perfectly good instant print" but afterward I realized that there is promise for future attempts. I'd like to use a more textured paper and work on my technique so that I can get the emulsion to adhere to the paper flatter and without the edges rolled up. Also, I think if I use multiple emulsions with lots of light areas (clear on the emulsion) I could do some cool layering. We shall see.
EmulsionLift1stAttempt by adoephoto, on Flickr
Nice!
Curling edges is a major PITA, but I've found that using brushes and sort of pushing at the rolled up edge helps get it uncurled and lying flatter. Are you using gel medium? I also found that I can use my fingers to hold the edges a bit. Keep the fingers wetted, though, so they don't stick to the emulsion and tear it.
As for me this week...well, things went very well with the yanking of the wisdom teeth. The surgery itself felt like it was really fast, though in real time it was a bit longer. I was vaguely aware of moments here and there, and when I came out from sedation, I wasn't nearly loopy enough to make for an entertaining YouTube video, so sorry to disappoint
Okay, so I started dancing in the pharmacy while waiting for my prescriptions, but to be fair, I do that anyway. Same for the slight giggling fit.
Though I feel much more energetic today, I've been pretty wiped out since the surgery, so no new developing has taken place. I'll have to wait a bit more to post my Red Feb pictures. In the meantime, here are two that I shot in November but just this weekend cleaned up and tweaked. Minolta Maxxum 7000 and Kodak Gold 200. (Satish, I too find myself liking 200 ISO color films better than 400!)
Subway by
limrodrigues, on Flickr
Squirrel by
limrodrigues, on Flickr
