I suggest just sliding in a piece of x-ray film into a regular holder along with a piece of white paper behind it. Just to give you a start. But the shiny milar might be interesting!
Then you can go about finding images that work well with your set up! Have fun!
Vaughn
Or use a Rodenstock Imagon at a 5:1 lighting ratio, or greater using the second disk fully open or the first disk fully closed. For extreme halation don't use any disk. The Imagon will diffuse the highlights into the shadows where most diffusion disks or soft focus filters, except for the Softar, diffuse the shadows into the highlights. That is not the effect you said you wanted.
I love halation. Many years ago, I got a really nice effect by spray painting the inside of a film holder shiny silver. (I let it off-gas in the sun for days first.) I used TriX 4x5 and an old'ish lens (i.e. not antique and not modern multi-coated.) Normal everything else, if memory serves. A couple of years ago, in a frenzy of studio mucking-out to make room for new projects, I threw out the prints. Now, I wish I'd kept them to compare with the old process I currently work in. Lesson: build more studio -- never throw away!
Will,
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with! Luck and fun to you.
why don't you soak your modern film, remove the AH layer, hang it to dry in a dark place
then either use it in a plate holder with a pice of glass behind ... or put it in your
film holder ...
have fun
John,
I've never tried the soaking trick. Clever! Does it work with all films?
d
hi deniseOriginally Posted by dwross
not sure but i know whenever i process film, no matter the kind
i pre-soak it and all the dye is removed ... so its worth a try ..
i think the hard part would be hanging it in a place where the now tacky
emulsion wouldn't stick to anything ...
- john
Something that also might help is to place something more reflective in the holder behind the film. Tin foil for instance.
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