Cat hair on negatives

Thomas Bertilsson · Aug 13, 2012

Newt_on_Swings said:
I'm surprised so many are cat owners here lol. Do you all happen to partake in cat photography? Id love to see some! Haha

Meet Fergus. Ruler of my household.

Gerald C Koch · Aug 13, 2012

I am not a cat person but own dogs. My favorite breed is the American Staffordshire Terrier which has an unusually short and fine coat. More like velvet than anything else the hair gets everywhere. Regular brushing really helps.

Leigh B · Aug 13, 2012

bdial said:
Edward Weston had cats, they must be good for photography.

He had quite a few cats, as do I.

No, they don't improve the quality of my work.

- Leigh

FiatluX · Aug 13, 2012

Get a dog, that way you wont get cat hairs on your negatives.

mopar_guy · Aug 13, 2012

Rupert the cat is now rubbing on my leg as I type this.

Leigh B · Aug 13, 2012

Worker 11811 said:
Shave the cat.

Wow! Talk about one angry cat. :eek:

- Leigh

cmacd123 · Aug 13, 2012

Simon R Galley said:
I have two cats....and a basset hound....lots of hair, I never get hair on my negs though...I do them at work:
Simon ILFORD Photo / HARMAN technology Limited :

you have to admit that the Average employer would have neither the facilities to do negatives nor the Tolerance for an employee who tied to do his or her Hobby stuff on Company Equipment.

anikin · Aug 14, 2012

Leigh B said:
Wow! Talk about one angry cat. :eek:

- Leigh

Just do a lion cut...

David Allen · Aug 14, 2012

Simple solution is to stop being so lazy - process your films yourself rather than getting the cat to do it!

Mainecoonmaniac · Aug 14, 2012

If you think you have cat hair problems? Take a look at this. I sweep enough cat hair every week to make a kitty toupe'

Thomas Bertilsson · Aug 14, 2012

Mainecoonmaniac said:
If you think you have cat hair problems? Take a look at this. I sweep enough cat hair every week to make a kitty toupe'

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That's like making a new cat ever day. Could you use the fiber you collect and maybe knit a new cat?

madgardener · Aug 14, 2012

Looks like my house when I clean. 4 cats can shed a LOT of fur, especially my Norwegian Forest Cat.

The wife actually brushes the forest cat and spins the fur into thread for knitting.

I'm not sure about shaving the cat as was suggested earlier, I like my hands Thanks.

When the head of a film making outfit freely admits that they are owned by cats, its a wonderful world indeed.

E. von Hoegh · Aug 14, 2012

The only way to prevent cat hair sticking to a negative, is to prevent cat hair ever coming in contact with the negative.

Spray the cats with Nair.

Mainecoonmaniac · Aug 14, 2012

Great idea!

Thomas Bertilsson said:
That's like making a new cat ever day. Could you use the fiber you collect and maybe knit a new cat?

After a month of knitting, I can become the "Crazy cat guy" with too many cat and cameras

Mainecoonmaniac · Aug 14, 2012

I've got the purrrfect solution.

http://www.flowbee.com/

But they ought to call it the FlowCat.

An Le-qun · Aug 14, 2012

I have decided to become more affirmative toward cat (and dog!) hairs. I have decided they are to be like my signature on the image (so far, the animals don't begrudge me this). It has gone so far that, if I don't see one on the negative, I toss the thing and start over. And I yell at the pets for falling down on the job.

Felinik · Aug 14, 2012

You need a cat-jar: http://dailypicksandflicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Cat-in-a-jar.jpg

Alan Klein · Aug 14, 2012

This reminds me when I shot my first medium format film about twenty years ago. I bought a used Mamiya RB67 with 90 mm lens. When I got my film back, each shot had this reddish thin line across them. I thought I bought a broken camera or lens. Then it hit me. My wife's a red head! Nah! Can't be.

So I remove the rotating film back and slide off the dark slide. And sure enough, there's one of her red hairs stretched stuck across the film exposure area where the dark slide plate sits. Well it did add to the composition of each shot.

mts · Aug 14, 2012

Maybe it happened something like this ... http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/pepsi.html

Mainecoonmaniac · Aug 14, 2012

So when you fart, you blame the dog and the dog blames the cat?

madgardener · Aug 15, 2012

Actually I just blame the cat nearest to me.

Nair....Hmmmmm, that has possibilities!

Cute commercial, lol. No they aren't going to watch that commercial either, I don't want to give them ideas!

If my RV had air conditioning I would just turn that into my ***ital darkroom.

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