Hello everyone.
Even though I am referring to color photography, the basic materials behind the technique is still black and white, so I figured I'd better post in here rather than along all the C-41 threads.
I recently read about the Dufay color plates. The Lumière Autochrome process is very similar, the difference between the two is in the colored pattern over the emulsion, but the mechanics are the same. Basically, the color filters are coated over a common panchromatic emulsion, and the plate is reversal processed just like any black and white photograph. The resulting color image is a composite of a lot of tiny speckles of color over a normal black and white image.
I was wondering of using common panchromatic film stock in combination with some sort of RGB sticker or a method of printing a pattern like the one used in the Dufay plates to produce similar results.
What I rather ask is how could the film stock be manipulated when it is panchromatic and it should be done in complete darkness. Are there any methods to work around this issue? Think of having to measure lengths of film, cutting with a razor, aligning and pasting a sticker on top without bubbles of air... A red safelight can't be used, so... what's left? Infrared googles like in spy movies?!
Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Max.
Even though I am referring to color photography, the basic materials behind the technique is still black and white, so I figured I'd better post in here rather than along all the C-41 threads.
I recently read about the Dufay color plates. The Lumière Autochrome process is very similar, the difference between the two is in the colored pattern over the emulsion, but the mechanics are the same. Basically, the color filters are coated over a common panchromatic emulsion, and the plate is reversal processed just like any black and white photograph. The resulting color image is a composite of a lot of tiny speckles of color over a normal black and white image.
I was wondering of using common panchromatic film stock in combination with some sort of RGB sticker or a method of printing a pattern like the one used in the Dufay plates to produce similar results.
What I rather ask is how could the film stock be manipulated when it is panchromatic and it should be done in complete darkness. Are there any methods to work around this issue? Think of having to measure lengths of film, cutting with a razor, aligning and pasting a sticker on top without bubbles of air... A red safelight can't be used, so... what's left? Infrared googles like in spy movies?!
Any ideas are greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Max.
