Making Lumen Prints With Sea Water
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- In this video, I demonstrate how to make lumen prints with sea water and salt.
This video was originally commissioned by Mural, as part of my "Submerged Landscapes" project.
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Great stuff! I love the colors you get with this method. Reminiscent of the color of a Salt print before fixing- and this is much simpler.
Thank you!
this is like asmr for photo historians and photographers. thank you, fascinating!
Ha, i'm glad you liked it.
Thanks to you I think I discovered something new, but I'll have to work on the process a little bit more
That's great!
These are great! Thank you very much for taking the time to share your knowledge! Would be cool to know if there are any techniques for enhancing the contrast further.
Thank you. I'll update with future experimentation 😊
Thanks for the vid! If using non-seawater, should it be distilled? Does raising the temperature of the water to 35C help with the fixing process, or is it just to dissolve the salt properly? Thank you for your input :)
This is so interesting!! Can I ask - how much sea water did you add to the saline solution? and what kind of photographic paper did you use?
I added salt to 2 litres of sea water until it reached its dissolving limit. You need the highest salinity water that you can make.
whereabouts did you get the glass frame thing used to hold the negative & photo paper?
Hey! I got the contact frame from eBay but you can use a glass clip frame or an old photo frame. I get mine from Wilko or the pound shop.
Hi. Thank you for sharing your work. I have a few questions, can seawater or salt added seawater act as fixers? These days I'm looking for fixers that don't change color after Lumen print and I'd like to ask for some advice!
Yes I have a recipe in my caffenol video. Though I think the colour always changes when fixing lumen prints, sadly.
What salt did you use? Table salt has additives
I used table salt...
Hi! The photographic paper you use is new or exposed, like the one used for chemigram? Apologies for my bad English.
It can be either new or exposed. :)
Wow you're a nut, collecting sea water in a tidal wave LOL. Great job. Salt water is probably the answer
Haha I have since found more sensible ways of getting sea water.
@@MelanieKing Sensible is highly overrated....
Hi there. I really want to try this. You mention that the prints aren't archival...how long would they actually last? I want to make prints of seaweed. What type of photographic paper is best to use for this? I am a complete novice!!
I am not sure how long it would last. I think in stable conditions, it could last indefinitely. I used standard resin coated Ilford multigrade paper.
@@MelanieKing thanks so much for getting back to me Melanie, I'll give it a go!
Hi again. I have been making these but seem to be struggling for the images not to fade/ darken after 'fixing'...any thoughts re what I must be getting wrong or could do to make them work better? I really love the images I am getting (seaweed).
@@sharonbruster3067 Hello. Are you mixing the salt concentration to the highest possible dissolving point? As the salt is "stabilising" the exposed silver in the print, rather than removing the silver completely - there is a risk that it can still darken, but in stable conditions (not humid, stable temperature) it should be less likely. The prints would also need to be immersed for 24-48 hours. Maybe try "fixing" them for 48 hours?
Yeah I had them in the 'fixer' in the dark for 48 hours... maybe the salinity is the issue? I used seawater but added loads of salt. Not sure how I know whether it is enough?