Some solarizing fun on a Sunday evening
By Dirk Dom
Hi!
Just doodling a bit with some shots I’ve got.
Some thirty years ago, I was fascinated with pseudo solarisation. I exposed and souped hundreds of pieces of paper and went to great lengths to try to standardize the Sabattier effect. I guess just about any photographer did that in those days.
I managed one 24 inch print about once every six weeks, after many, many hours of work. I even tried Agfacontour and Cibachrome to make color solarisations. That was hellish and expensive like you wouldn’t believe it!!!
Now, look what I did in Photoshop in about five minutes:
Love the fish photo !
love the first one! thanks for sharing.
But it was fun in the dark room…right?
The fish shot really works for me. Using darkroom technics were so hit and miss for many.
Love those pseudo solarisation! Thanks for sharing!