Sabbatier with film

bluechromis

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Although it is more often seen with prints, some people like Man Ray have used a Sabbatier (AKA solarized) technique with negatives for a different effect. I am curious if anyone has had experience with that. Ed Buffaloe recommends using developers without hydroquinone for Sabbatier prints. Is this likely to be true for negatives as well?

https://unblinkingeye.com/Articles/Solarization/S2/s2.html
 

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Zebra Dry Plates has some videos up on YouTube using re-exposure without bleaching to achieve a near-full reversal.
 

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I’ve done this with mixed results, mostly using HC-110 (which does have HQ) and occasionally PC-TEA (which doesn’t); just a short flash of room light halfway through the development period. Sometimes the combination of partial reversal, Mackie lines, and general edge effects is interesting; sometimes you just get a foggy reversal.

A few examples at https://flickr.com/photos/ntenny/albums/72157605468940026 for what they’re worth—none of them are High Art, definitely.

-NT
 

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Look up the work of Bob Carnie! He put a lot of work into this exact thing.
 
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Thank you ntennny!
 
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