OhMyGosh! Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I was impressed with this. I have yet to try it. Egg pinhole. http://www.lomography.com/magazine/lifestyle/2011/04/23/the-pinhegg-my-journey-to-build-an-egg-pinhole-camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qsysue Posted August 6, 2011 Author Share Posted August 6, 2011 That's crazy. Seems like you could do it with something a little less fragile than an egg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhMyGosh! Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 That's crazy. Seems like you could do it with something a little less fragile than an egg! Yea..pretty sure a bunch of stuff could work. Im probably too lazy to ever attempt this though. Also..this is cool: http://diyphotography.net/give-a-bulb-the-hot-cold-treatment-for-interesting-burning-bulb-shots More shots here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/clicnpic/sets/72157624626411715/with/5867870968/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qsysue Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 I'm always putting the wrong film in cameras. I have a lot of cute little 127 cameras, and I'll often try 35mm film in them. (Or I did until I got my hands on some bulk rolls of 40mm film, which is the same size as 127.) But here's an example. The camera I used: Results: I think the light leaks are from me not taping up the frame number window well enough. I actually really like these results, I need to use this camera some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qsysue Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 When my Holga shutter died, I turned the camera into a pinhole. The pinhole is one that came with a Gakken plastic assemble-it-yourself camera that my brother sent me from Taiwan. The camera has trouble winding the film so I never use it. I first tested it out with 35mm film (faceless me): Then tried some 120. It has a really sharp vignette. Me playing a videogame (several minute exposure): On some rails (light leak along the top I later fixed): Haven't used it in awhile, I should do so. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortFuse Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 I liked the idea of the overlap and swap. I think that some really well thought out combos could really work well especially with the incorporation of different design choices. wish I had the time to do photography, but i barely have time for everything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qsysue Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 I've recently started developing color film at home--and slide film too. It's really fun. I just want to shoot slide all the time now. I finally got to do something I've always wanted to but didn't want to shell out the dough for--I cross-processed C41 film in E6 chemicals. Some results: The film was Fuji NPC 160 shot in a Canon AE-1 Program. Chemicals were an Arista kit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 the throwie on the van looks fucking wild! awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I was experimenting with water for the first time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qsysue Posted February 27, 2012 Author Share Posted February 27, 2012 Neat. Wanna explain more about what you did? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doodle Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 i uploaded those with my phone and i hate typing on it! this was my set up for the middle two shots it took a while to figure out the shutter speed and also focusing was a little tricky. for the first one i just used some food colouring and water and took lots of photos and that was the best looking splash i thought. For the last one i was actually planning to roll the tangerine through water and capture that but it wasn't working out so i filled a metal tray with a little bit of water and just dropped it. i just find it fascinating to capture water in motion! I love this thread, some really interesting things, and sorry for the big pictures! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deine Mudder Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Interesting thread! So did anyone print caffenol-negs by now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qsysue Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 Interesting thread! So did anyone print caffenol-negs by now? I haven't yet, but I might try it sometime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Can Nollieflip Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Interesting thread! So did anyone print caffenol-negs by now? shooting some ASA100 Ilford HP5 right now and going to try it. Will post photos of the finish product! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Can Nollieflip Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8293/7641071714_d49aca1c7e.jpg' alt='7641071714_d49aca1c7e.jpg'> neg by Negative_Coffee, on Flickr[/img] Ilford Delta 100 developed in Caffenol. Took me three rolls to get it just right. I will have to say, it's pretty freaking cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 holy shit this is cool to see know so little about photography it's quite an eye opener. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wafflecakee Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 neopan 400 pushed to 1600, 45 degree, 45 second development with constant agitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Can Nollieflip Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Here is one of the caffenol negatives I posted after scanning.. Some minor fog and a bit over exposed. Shouldn't have been shooting directly into the sun. Noticed that with the caffenol it is EXTREMELY delicate to developing time. I changed my time from 8min @ 70 degrees to 7min and it made a nice difference in how dense the negatives were. http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8002/7651277122_cc9f13af5d.jpg' alt='7651277122_cc9f13af5d.jpg'> WestendSmokeStack1 copy by Negative_Coffee, on Flickr[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deine Mudder Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Interesting stuff, please keep posting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qsysue Posted July 30, 2012 Author Share Posted July 30, 2012 I haven't had much time lately for film experiments, but I'm moving to southern Utah soon, and I figure I'll be so bored I'll start doing some again. I'm planning to try some dry plate photography, and I'll probably do it in my Holga or my pinhole. Anyone tried it? Should be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1600ASA Posted July 31, 2012 Share Posted July 31, 2012 saw a recipe for wineol? LOL similar to caffenol C anyone ever try this? I've yet to even try out caffenol but will do so soon and post results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Can Nollieflip Posted August 1, 2012 Share Posted August 1, 2012 saw a recipe for wineol? LOL similar to caffenol C anyone ever try this? I've yet to even try out caffenol but will do so soon and post results. I have seen some recipes for the Wineol and even using Coca-cola. If ether of them work as well as the caffenol then it's worth trying! I love the caffenol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qsysue Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Here's another experiment I forgot to post about. Just simple "Holgarama" shots, where you don't quite wind the film far enough, so the frames overlap. I took these shots standing in the same spot and just rotating my angle of view about 45 degrees for each frame. In that last frame, a piece of yarn I keep attached to my lens got in the shot (it was windy). Which reminds me of another fun Holga experiment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qsysue Posted August 1, 2012 Author Share Posted August 1, 2012 Holga macros! I don't have a picture of it, but you can get what's called a step-up ring that'll screw into your Holga lens. A step-up ring is an adapter than lets you attach filters that aren't the correct size for your lens. So with the right step up ring and some macro filters, you can take Holga macros. I'm using a 46mm-52mm step up ring, which allows me to put 52mm lens attachments on it. I have a set of macro filters (don't remember where I picked them up) and I shot a test roll with different combinations of them on the camera to figure out what the focal distance would be, and which combination I liked best. Here's an example of one of the test shots: Those pieces of paper are attached to a ruler, so the focal distance is about 6 inches. I also included a note in the shot of which macro combo I was using so I'd know. (No. 2 & No. 4.) I tied a piece of yarn around my lens that is 6 inches long. So when I use the macro filters, I stretch the yarn out and know what will be in focus. Here are a couple macro shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Can Nollieflip Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Hell yeah qsysue! those macro shots are awesome. the yarn idea is great too. going to have to try the panorama experiment. looks so rad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qsysue Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 Yeah you should! The Holga is great for experimenting. I should add none of these ideas were original, my brother showed me the yarn trick. I think after I move I'm gonna try dry plate photography in the Holga. Should be interesting. I'll either make my own emulsion or buy some, not sure yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deine Mudder Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 Just throwing this in here: Cyanotype In short: you can have big fun with that technique using large b/w negs, stencils, et cetera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qsysue Posted September 2, 2012 Author Share Posted September 2, 2012 I've moved to Utah and I'm pretty housebound by the heat. So I got bored and decided to try making my own macro lens just for fun. I used this web page as a guide: http://www.diyphotography.net/build-your-own-lenses Here are the parts I used: Right to left, basically: I took a 2X tele converter, a Canon body cap that someone gave me to use as a pinhole (but the hole is pretty big, probably more than 1/8th inch wide), two close up macro filters that I put together so they'd be shaped like this (), a polarizer filter was in there too but I don't remember why, haha. Most of it was held together with masking tape (the kind that's not super sticky, like for painting use): Results: The tricky part was getting the subject in focus. I had to move the camera to get it in focus, because I didn't have any way to move the lens closer or further from the camera body. And the viewfinder was kinda dark thanks to the small aperture. But I wanted to not have the glow you see in the examples from the how-to link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareOnElmStreet Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 SWEET JEEBUS! this thread is ill. just when you think the oontz is falling...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I agree totally^^ this is really interesting stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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