Great video, I'm planning a project for the winter. I have a couple of questions about what to do with the paper negative afterwards. Do you store it in a light-proof box? can you use fix to stop the paper from being light sensitive? cheers
Hi, Matthew! Yes I store mine in a metal airtight jar. If you have access to a dark room you can use fix to stop the reaction from going any further but I've honestly never tried it. While the negatives are beautiful, the scan reveals so much more detail I can play with that I've never been compelled to use them.
This is a wonderful tutorial, good job. I have been meaning to ask, would a preview scan mess it up? I also like to scan fairly high resolution so I am wondering if I scan very high res if that'll mess it up as well since the scanner takes a longer time to scan at a high res setting.
Hi. Thanks so much! Preview scan won't ruin it but any light that hits the paper is going to change the tone and you will lose definition, however slight that change may be. If your scanner makes you do a preview (some do to gauge the paper size) just put in a blank piece of paper first. With higher resolutions, you could test with a blank photo paper and see if there's darkening across the scan. Hope that helps!
I'm a beginner and haven't done any pinhole photography yet, but I found your video helpful as I prepare to jump in. Thanks!
Can i use xray paper?
Great video, I'm planning a project for the winter. I have a couple of questions about what to do with the paper negative afterwards. Do you store it in a light-proof box? can you use fix to stop the paper from being light sensitive? cheers
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Hi, Matthew! Yes I store mine in a metal airtight jar. If you have access to a dark room you can use fix to stop the reaction from going any further but I've honestly never tried it. While the negatives are beautiful, the scan reveals so much more detail I can play with that I've never been compelled to use them.
This is a wonderful tutorial, good job. I have been meaning to ask, would a preview scan mess it up? I also like to scan fairly high resolution so I am wondering if I scan very high res if that'll mess it up as well since the scanner takes a longer time to scan at a high res setting.
Hi. Thanks so much! Preview scan won't ruin it but any light that hits the paper is going to change the tone and you will lose definition, however slight that change may be. If your scanner makes you do a preview (some do to gauge the paper size) just put in a blank piece of paper first. With higher resolutions, you could test with a blank photo paper and see if there's darkening across the scan. Hope that helps!
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Thanks! If you make one, show me!