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julia providence & julia pain, each had heard of the other but only by name.Related content
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It's an older piece, several years now, but I still think it stands.
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Hello, I featured this piece in my latest journal, which can be found here : [link]
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thank you very much.
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A creepiness that I can't put into words.
Your style lends itself so well to this concept, since each print has its own character, making them unique and not just mirror images. Like a meeting of two women disconnected except for sharing their first name. Did you mirror it by pressing two photo papers against each other while developing?
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Actually took a much simpler route, I tore one sheet of paper in half and made two separate prints one of which the negative was flipped to reverse it.
I prefer to piece together separate prints as it gives you more options.
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Yea, flipping the negative is so much simpler. But the reversed one has a strange texture so I wondered.
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I printed it while it was wet.
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Doesn't it get wet anyway from the chemicals?
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The print does but after a negative is fixed and washed it dries and hardens and you really don't want them wet after that. They should always be used dry. I usually pull one contact print with a wet negative pressed onto dry paper, which is where the pattern comes from. It's a little risky because a wet emulsion can easily scratch so you're not supposed to do it.
I tend to only make one because once my negs are dry I don't resoak them. Also you run the risk of getting gimmicky when you play with patterns and tricks like that, which is the reason I use them so seldom.
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Ah, the negative was wet! You have a large format camera, which means you can make contact prints and don't need this projector thingie to make prints, right?
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right. for the past five years that has pretty much been the only thing I have shot. I was considering making my next project 35mm just to make sure I don't get stuck in a rut but I really prefer large format.
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Cameras with bellows are sexy.
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never thought of it that way.
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My own way of seeing them ;]
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Except for the duh part....
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Intriguing comparisions...
Reminds me of 'spot the difference' but clearly more sophisticated.
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'spot the difference'
That's a great idea for a series of diptychs! You should run with that.
Seriously.
I wish I had thought of it.
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I'm sure you'd get more out of the idea than I would.
Feel free to use it!
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