PATTERN
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Light Box
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DEVELOPMENTS
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Black and white Gallery:
Light Box
PATTERN EXPERIMENTATION
Photoshop Sketch:
Representation of Pattern
Overlay:
Emphasis of Pattern
DARKROOM DEVELOPMENTS
I wanted to use the darkroom to fully focus on and show pattern through a scientific process. After thinly slicing my lemon and placing it in-between two pieces of glass I carefully put it into the enlarger (where the 35mm paper would usually be placed) and created a 3D negative showing the patterns and textures of my lemon using, test strips to determine the exposure time.
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I exposed the photographic paper for 2 seconds each time using a sheet of card to cover the parts of the paper i don't want light to reach.
I concluded that the perfect exposure time would be around 4-5 seconds
Too bright, not enough contrast.
TOO DARK
1st Attempt:
Exposed for 5 Seconds
Slightly too dark-expose for longer
Not alot of pattern here- do not focus on this area
Texture and pattern shown here- focus on this area of the lemon
Slightly out of focus- readjust focus wheel on enlarger
Not much pattern do not focus here
3D Negatives:
Exposed For 8 Seconds
Inverted:
Positive
I concluded that the perfect exposure time would be around 14-15 seconds
TOO BRIGHT
Too bright = not enough contrast.
I exposed the photographic paper for 2 seconds each time as I knew as i increased the distance from the enlarger to the paper the exposure time would change, leading to me needing to do another test strip to get the correct exposure.
3D Negatives:
Exposed For 15 Seconds
Inverted:
Positive
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS
Following the same process as my lemon darkroom work, I wanted to experiment with a different fruit (sliced apple) that has a different pattern and texture to the lemon to show how pattern variates in different fruits.
I exposed the photographic paper for 2 seconds each time using a sheet of card to cover the parts of the paper i don't want light to reach.
TOO DARK
I concluded that the perfect exposure time was around 6-7 seconds
Too bright = not enough contrast.
3D Negatives:
Exposed For 7.5 Seconds
Inverted:
Positive
CHEMIGRAMS
Furthering my darkroom work and applying my skills gained from the chemigram workshop, I decided to re-use the lemon slices from my 3d negatives and place them on my chemigram paper. I left them on a windowsill for 24 hours and let the acids in the lemon juice react with the chemistry on the paper. I have done this to show the subtle markings and pattern within the lemon that can easily be missed with the human eye.
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