As the sunshine streamed through window panes here in NY, I walked past super glossy images of kate from the fashion publishing press and was struck by the fact that a natural course of solarization was hitting my eyes ...
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| An example of Man Ray's work |
Solarization is the phenomenon in photography in which the image is wholly or partially reversed in tone (so that dark areas appear light or light areas appear dark), if either the negative or the photographic print is exposed briefly to
light during the processing procedure.
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| Lee Miller solarized by Man Ray |
The technique was made famous by Man Ray after it was accidentally discovered in his darkroom. The story, as I understand it, was that while Lee Miller was assisting Man Ray a mouse ran
over her foot during the exposure of a negative. Startled she screamed and turned on the light, completely forgetting
about the work she was doing. In hopes of saving the prints Man Ray quickly turned off the light and tossed the images into the fixer. This exposure interrupted
the process causing a dramatic aesthetic effect and rather than discard the pictures, the result was
savored and then perfected through numerous experiments seeking to control and harness the technique's beauty.
Given the reaction to
Plexi Glass Tears/Les Larmes de Verre iskm thought more honoring of Man Ray was in order, using transparencies (yes, they still make slide film) to see what could be created naturally with just a few photos and some summer rays. As a result, the following images have recently been added to the
www.ishotkatemoss.com collage:
And just like Man Ray ...
Observe. Slow Down. Shoot. Submit.
(well, he never submitted, but we wish he had!)
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