Hand Colored NEGATIVES

lately I have been using my negatives as a thing to hand color


mist in a canyon

this image is the actual image I made on the photo paper and I hand colored it and used the hand colored negative as my final image instead of improvising with the negative scan ( if that makes sense ).

the process is as follows:

hand coat paper with liquid emulsion
expose in camera or in the sun
long exposure
develop long exposed paper in caffenol with lights on
fix wash and dry
use wax pigments and hand work the negative

Author: jnanian

I am a Freelance Photographer in Rhode Island. I make photographs using a variety of methods with and without a camera, and I teach photography online and in person. I make photo emulsions from scratch, I coat my own photo paper and make cyanotypes too. I am a huge fan of Caffenol ( I helped write the Caffenol Cookbook ) and instead of instant coffee, I roast my own Sumatra Robusta beans. I sell them so you can make your own long lasting, film and print developer called Sumatranol. I also sell silver recovery products.

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