Posted on March 1, 2010 by hmeisner , Posted in Blog, Techniques ,
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B/W photograph of two swallows on fused glass, with sterling silver bezel. The glass is a lens that I have fully fused into a 1.25 inch diameter piece, with the photo being printed on the back. Since all the glass pieces are the same diameter, I can prepare many sterling silver bezels of exactly the same size. The image above appears colored; this is due to ambient light being reflected from a piece of transparent dichroic film sandwiched between the photo and the back of the bezel. This film diffracts light at various wavelengths, depending on the viewing angle. Thus the print may appear bluish, yellow, or orange from different angles.
Posted on February 24, 2009 by hmeisner , Posted in Blog, Techniques ,
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Silver gelatin B&W printing doesn’t have to be onto paper- this is of course the easiest choice, because papers are readily available from Kodak, Ilford, Bergger, etc. In this article I will explain how I print onto glass, which is one of my favorite surfaces.
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Posted on January 20, 2009 by hmeisner , Posted in Blog, Techniques ,
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Black and white photographs can be printed onto almost any surface- not just paper.
Generally, the process involves painting a special silver gelatin emulsion onto the
surface, in the dark room. The surface is exposed to film, taken through developer
and fixer, and dried.
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B/W photograph of two swallows on fused glass, with sterling silver bezel. The glass is a lens that I have fully fused into a 1.25 inch diameter piece, with the photo being printed on the back. Since all the glass pieces are the same diameter, I can prepare many sterling silver bezels of exactly the same size. The image above appears colored; this is due to ambient light being reflected from a piece of transparent dichroic film sandwiched between the photo and the back of the bezel. This film diffracts light at various wavelengths, depending on the viewing angle. Thus the print may appear bluish, yellow, or orange from different angles.