My first adventure in the world of alternative processes

Well, almost first, I’ve done lith printing before, but this is my very first Gum Bichromate print. I’m not yet convinced if I like it or not, but it’s for sure that the scan doesn’t do my print justice…..

Maybe the aquarelle paper I used was too rough? If you can see anything or give me some advice, I will be most grateful!

Here it goes…..

Lomography La Sardina Kodak T-Max 3200 Gum Arabic + Prussian blue

And here is the “original” scan from the negative

Lomography La Sardina
Kodak T-Max 3200
Kodak Tmax dev 1:4

Tags: alternative process, analogue photography, art, blackandwhite, film photography, Gum bichromate, Kodak T-max 3200, Kodak TMZ, photography, Preussian Blue, trees

12 thoughts on “My first adventure in the world of alternative processes”

Mike Bizeau on November 25, 2014 at 17:45 said:

Hi Marie, I like the original as well. The roughness of the paper is evident i the print but whether or not you like that is a matter of taste so to speak. Anyway the fun is in the process.

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- Marie on November 25, 2014 at 17:48 said:
  
  Thanks a lot Mike!
  Yes, you are right, and I know that I often have to let images be for a long long while before I like them myself, and this one is brand new, just dried…
  But it was sure fun to se it happen…. And more to come, hehe….
  
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bvolunuev on November 25, 2014 at 17:59 said:

love it!

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- Marie on November 25, 2014 at 18:29 said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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streetpixels on November 25, 2014 at 19:52 said:

It’s always hard to do a print justice when you see it on the screen, but I like how they look like. I like it a lot☺

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- Marie on November 25, 2014 at 20:12 said:
  
  Thank you very much Phillip! I’m glad you like it!
  
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Aware of the Void on November 26, 2014 at 05:58 said:

Looks great, I find when I try anything new that I’m never sure what to expect so the results always leave me a little underwhelmed…….until I put it down, walk away and return to it later. On my return I always pronounce it the greatest achievement of my life 🙂 . I’m living your print here!

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- Marie on November 27, 2014 at 17:28 said:
  
  Ohh, you are most kind!
  It’s the same for me, I have to have distance to my work, then it always looks so much better.
  Thank you very much! 🙂
  
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jesús joglar on November 27, 2014 at 12:21 said:

good work, Marie!
you are always experimenting!

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- Marie on November 27, 2014 at 17:26 said:
  
  Thank you very much Jesús!
  Yes, and I’m constantly learning new things….. 😉
  
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heathercoy on November 27, 2014 at 14:37 said:

I think it’s gorgeous! I love the texture of the paper.

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- Marie on November 27, 2014 at 17:29 said:
  
  Thank you very much Heather! 🙂
  I was surprised when I saw that it looks almost like some kind of fabric… I like it too, but I think I must go for a lighter kind of colour next time with this paper…
  
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