Manipulated Negatives

[cyrus]

distressed negatives?
yes - I do it a lot.

the MASTER (in my book) of distressing negatives is Michal Machu from the Check republic.

He has a (secret, I think) technique, where he can lift off the emulsion on a negative - put it in another surface, and then the distressing goes on...

He calls this technique "Gellages"..

Take a look at his site - and whe you do it, take a look at his carbon prints also...

He certainly raises the bar a lot (for me).

http://www.michal-macku.eu/

Now THAT'S what I'm talking about!