Shoot to color paper and get a positive image?

cleaver · Feb 16, 2015

I was wondering if someone could help or knows of a process where you expose standard color paper in camera and process out a positive image. I was speaking with an colleague and don't know if I misunderstood but would love to do some research and play around with this technique.

Thanks!

Sirius Glass · Feb 16, 2015

I do not think so, but if so it might be interesting. For black & white there is POP paper http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?1745-What-is-POP-Paper

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cleaver · Feb 16, 2015

Thanks Sirius, my hopes are someone on here knows something about this.

pdeeh · Feb 16, 2015

Yes, it is possible and is "simply" a matter of carrying out reversal processing on the paper in a similar way to making a film reversal (slide)

However, the processing is rather less straightforward than making a film reversal, and you also have to correctly filter your exposures.

Forum member Photo Engineer has written about this a number of times, if you search the forum for "RA4 reversal" you should find some information that will assist you.

removed account4 · Feb 16, 2015

POP paper is a black and white paper, not color ...
it is UV sensitive and it will give you a b/w negative
your exposure will be hours, if not more ...
there is one place you can get this paper from now.
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again, it is b/w and will give you a negative not a positive image.

good luck !

cleaver · Feb 16, 2015

THANKS PDEEH! Sometimes the proper vernacular is hard if you don't know exactly what you're searching for.

EdSawyer · Feb 16, 2015

You could theoretically shoot Cibachrome / ilfochrome paper and get a positive image. There's some kickstarter wankers that wanted/tried to raise money to fund a camera/trip/? along these lines...

Photo Engineer · Feb 16, 2015

There are many posts here and on PN about this cross process. Bujor B has posted many in camera outdoor images on PN along with suggested filter packs. There have been posts here as well, but not as many examples. Some beautiful color images have been made this way.

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pdeeh · Feb 16, 2015

(PN=photo.net)

bvy · Feb 16, 2015

Really frustrating when I can't share gallery images with a non-subscriber.

If you're comfortable processing color paper "normally" then it's just a few extra steps to reverse process it. My own process is one minute in Ilford PQ 1+14 (one shot -- and this is important). Then expose to room light and process regularly.

Shoot to color paper and get a positive image?

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