Feeling Green
Ok, whose idea was it to shoot in a forest?! In theory it should be simple to colour but in practise, I’ve never mixed so much green dye. And then there’s the undulations 🤦♀️ When fibre paper gets wet, it curls and undulates. This then causes the dyes to sit in little pools of water which slowly evaporates to leave a start line where the dye water solution sat instead of absorbed. To combat this I have to allow everything to dry and then use a heated press, which returns th
Still Quietly Plodding On
I’ve been brave. I’ve completely defaced my negatives, taking the plunge to move on to the next, irreversible step (which was terrifying - I mean what happened if I made a huge mistake, there’s no ‘undo’ button in this situation). However it’s been worth the sleepless nights. After a days of tests, I’ve come out with a print that I’m really happy with and I think works well. Now, after another four hours in the darkroom, I have a 16x20 print that I can colour. This stage is a
