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Published: 2006-12-05 20:34:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 1588; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 38
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this is poorly lit... and so it lacks some of the detail and richness of the original... but... well, i wanted to post it and get some feedback... and i was too lazy to set up a copy stand or butterfly lighting...polaroid transfers on watercolor paper...
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(smile)... thank you... i am pleased you like it... it doesn't often get many comments... not recently, at least...
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What are your secrets to actually getting the emulsion to transfer?! I've been trying to get back into this, but for the life of me cannot get the emulsion to stick! Even the thought of doing something this ambitious is over my head at the moment.
Ironically, the very first transfer I ever attempted was the only one that was a real success....
Congratulations... it's fantastic!
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god, it has been years since i did one...
i assume you know the basics?... wet the paper that is receiving the image (fairly damp, but not soaked)... make sure you doing the work on a flat surface... allow 10-14 seconds of development, then move quickly once you tear the image from polaroid backing ... make sure that you use a squeegee (or something like it) to make sure the polaroid is evenly tight against the receiving paper (to ensure proper development)... use your hands to keep the polaroid warm (this helps with contrast)... once the development is done, remove the polaroid carefully...
that is about it...
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I like it ... and would love to see it lit better. Nice concept.
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thank you!...
yeah... i need to set up a copy stand... (chuckle)... when i can find space... our home is a bit small...
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i am about to build myself a dedicated 'darkroom'... and sort of small studio for such things. I can't wait!
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You can live in the basement where all that stuff will be. lol
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perfect!...
i'm packing as we speak...
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hehe Dont' forget the developer and fix... LOL
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and the sepia toner...
mmmm... the smell of rotten eggs...
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oh yes.. I'd forgotten... and the metallic scent of selenium!
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thanks!...
and thanks for the fav...
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I have never seen this before and I seem to like it 
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thanks... and thanks for commenting...
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thats awesome. gonna check out that link too.
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thanks again, ms... and, if you decide to give it a whirl and have any questions, let me know...
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Mike, this is stunning! 
This is the exact sample of what multiples are good for! So, well, I've wasted my words for nothing... you know everything better and before....
OK. More practically now: looking again and much close obsrvation, the origin of your work reminded me wood engraving or a water color painting... quite "plane", like many details were lost during the time or the process... It has its own charm, really, like trying to complete missing information in hand's writing...
Well done, my friend! Keep on daring!
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oh... by the way... thanks for the fav, ilil...
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wow... thanks, ilil!...
actually, you really do understand the work... well... especially the 'trying to complete missing information' element which i stressed with the space between elements in the grid... not everyone catches that...
oh... and for what it is worth, the origin is a large collage i made... if that matters...
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Nine almost perfect transfers
I tried transfers plenty of times, but always failed
The emulsion dye won't stick to the receptor paper. I'm going to study that reference you posted...
Maybe you could post a detailed crop of it. That reminds me of the times when it was possible to upload preview images for jpgs. You could have combined them....
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i'll try and post a detail of the piece in my scraps today...
(chuckle)... funny thing is/was that was the first time i tried transfers... granted i really took my time doing it... but i got fairly lucky...
oh... do you wet the receptor paper before you apply the polaroid?... and do you keep it warm with your hand during the process?... those were the two tricks i was taught...
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I wet the paper with warm water, but i don't warm it with my hand... and I'm not sure if I used 669... I believe it was a 89 and 87
Do you roll the barrel back and forth or only in one direction?
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barrel?... you lost me there...
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ehh roller? that thing you use to aply pressure with to transfer it
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oh... i was taught to use my hands... and was told that the heat was the reason why...
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I really like this one! excellent! there could be a little more white space on top I think!
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i'll take a look... thanks for the specific feedback... i love getting that...
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fantastic proceedure that i have not unfortunately tried...
but all this for dA? jejeje...just joking!
very nice work indeed!
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(smile)... thanks...
it is a fun technique... very hands-on... [link]
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Beautiful colours. It would make a great book cover.
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thank you...
a book cover?... interesting... i hadn't thought of that...
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(laugh)...
sssshhhh... don't tell anyone... it is my secret identity...
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nicely done. i really need to start doing transfers and lifts again. i've got something like thirty boxes of 669 scattered around the house.
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almost forgot to thank you for the fav...
thanks...
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30 boxes!...
yeah... a few transfers might be in order... (grin)... like maybe transferring some of that by mail to me for xmas...
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I'm hoping the 600 SE I won shows up this week. Be fun to run some 669 through it and see how that Mamiya lens performs.
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(laugh)... spoken like a true junkie...
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my brain only fleetingly thought about winning it...
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(lol)... 12 steps, my friend... 12 steps...
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