Lockdown solargraphy - RESULTS.
Monday March 30th I set my Zero Image 4x5 pinhole camera loaded with a sheet of Ilford Multigrade IV RC Deluxe Pearl B&W darkroom paper and started doing a lockdown solargraph.
I ended it early on April 22th resulting in a 24 day exposure, as I wanted to use the camera for Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day.
The camera was left on a windowsill capturing the suns path every afternoon through to sunset.
See more of my solargraphy work HERE
I ended it early on April 22th resulting in a 24 day exposure, as I wanted to use the camera for Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day.
The camera was left on a windowsill capturing the suns path every afternoon through to sunset.
Using the zero image set at 25mm means it gave a very wide view and not a lot of detail as I was hoping in the suns path, I would normally get a much clearer result with the suns tails when using a can camera. However the Zero Image did provide a lot of detail in the overall image.
How Its Done
- Load film holder with Multigrade IV RC Deluxe Pearl B&W darkroom paper cut to 4x5 in a low light room away from sunlight.
- Set camera up in a window which face towards the suns path.
- Leave for as long as needed (24 days with this shot).
- When finished, open in low light room away from sunlight, put straight onto a flat bed scanner.
- Scan and open in editing software, convert from Negative too Positive.
- Edit to suit.
The final photo.
See more of my solargraphy work HERE
This is brilliant, thanks for sharing. I want to give this a try myself so no developing of the paper at all? Would it work for say a 1 minute exposure or 10 seconds? Thanks
ReplyDeleteHi, thank you. Yes no chemicals needed. You can get results from a 1 day exposure, or at least half a day capturing the sun's tails.
DeleteHi Will, many thanks for that, I hopefully will be able to give it a try soon.
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