What can I say other than a long string of positive expletives? Check out how he did it at chromogenic.net.
Category: Technique
Washing soda film developer test drive: coffee and vitamin C
Justin Ouellette took two washing soda-based DIY film developers out for a test: coffee (aka caffeinol or folgernol) and vitamin C, with Rodinal as a reference.
I tried coffee once and got no development whatsoever. While this seems uncommon as I’ve never heard or read about this happening to anyone else, it does illustrate the [hopefully obvious] point that testing weird developers on rolls that you actually care about is a bad idea. Against that hope of obviousness, I tested it on a roll I was really excited about and learned the lesson the hard way. Dumbass. I haven’t tried it again, but Justin’s results are inspiring enough to make me want to give it another go.
Geranium flower and iodine photography
Check out this super-sweet how-to on printing projected images on geranium leaves from Grand Illusions.
Inkjet transparency film transfers how-to
Swamp, inkjet transparency transfer by Wade Beals
This jaw-dropping photo was made with and links to this inkjet transparency film transfers how-to by Donia Nance. There’s also a Yahoo! group about this technique. I haven’t tried it yet, but it looks fairly easy and the results are clearly amazing.