Unfortunately not everyone feels the same way and they seem to inspire superstition and extreme negative feelings in many people. I have been watching a pair that are nesting in a tree outside my kitchen window and have developed a great fondness and admiration for them. The idea for the image came about following a heated discussion some friends were having on social media about magpies. This latest image is composed of some of these hand-drawn negatives, fruit netting and a piece of silk.
![lumen print lumen print](http://attilapasekphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Lumen-Print-06.jpg)
I’ve also been making hand-drawn negatives using permanent markers on acetate. My initial experiments were mostly with flowers and other organic materials but since lock-down I’ve also begun to incorporate some man-made objects. I’m still working my way through that roll of paper as well as a selection of other papers I’ve picked up since then. Perhaps I could give it to a student I knew? I had a look on the internet to see if it might still be usable and discovered the wonder that is lumen photography. I found it again in 2017 and wondered if it was still usable.
![lumen print lumen print](https://i.etsystatic.com/23021205/r/il/8eaa92/2296678452/il_1588xN.2296678452_i152.jpg)
It turned out that I didn’t use the paper at all and it stayed at the back of a cupboard for many years. In 1999 I was starting a fine art photography degree in Glasgow School of Art and I bought a large roll of Kodak Polymax paper thinking I would get a great deal of use from it. My introduction to making lumen photographs came about by chance.
![lumen print lumen print](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/disp/9561ac8138503.560b7db421902.jpg)
![lumen print lumen print](https://live.staticflickr.com/3707/14088307209_ec3987afaa_b.jpg)
Then fix for 1-2 minutes and then water again. First rinse photo paper in water for about 1-2 minutes. Since the photo paper continues to react to light, the image will disappear over time, so scanning is the only way to capture the image.ĭarkroom processing: Open the contact copy frame in dimmed light (or in the darkroom with red safelight) and remove the objects. Scan the photo paper as quickly as possible. Processing without darkroom: Open the contact copy frame in dim light and remove the objects. In general we recommend to expose the pictures as long as possible.
Lumen print free#
At least 60-90 minutes in sunlight, but feel free to experiment here. The paper would already be exposed by light and would not work properly anymore! That's why we recommend old photo paper, which you would not use anymore).Ĭlose contact frame so that the objects and photo paper can't move during exposure.Įxpose the images to sunlight (or to an UV lamp). (Attention! If you open the photo paper in dim light, it is no longer suitable for "normal" enlargements. In the darkroom or in dim light, place various plants, leaves, flowers or other materials on the photo paper.