Mushroom Lumen Prints

Red Wine Anthotype

This was my first go at making an Anthotype. I used red wine, as it comes in a bottle and tastes good. The exposure took a week in bright sun each day. I wasn't sure how much detail was possible, but I used a negative of a fortune teller that I took in Koh Kret, Thailand. It was an exercise in patience, to be sure.

Lumen print with a negative

I used a digital negative on acetate to try to make a lumen print. It was printed on long expired Fotospeed, double weight, semi matte lith paper which was very fast. The first print was made in about 5 minutes and actually had much higher contrast than the print that was exposed for three hours as the negative did not fully block the highlights.

The original before fixing has a beautiful metallic sheen to it. It is not visible in the scans, and unfortunately it can not be preserved as any light will fade the image before fixing.

The fixed version has a nice rust color.

3D Printing

No, not what you thought.

I curled the paper into a cylinder and the light wrapped and reflected around it as it was exposed.

I like the idea and can imagine many creative possibilities.

"Bondage"

Here is a second try from this morning. I used a water bottle to allow much tighter wrap.

Before development. I love the 3D look of the string!

"Bondage #2". Coffee toned.

First Lumen on 4x5 film

I used the Speed Graphic and Graflix Optar 135mm f4.7 lens. The image was very faint. After fixing the film was almost clear, but the scanner was able to capture the image quite well.

Positive, inversed in Lightroom

Original scan.

Lumens up to now

Ready for a nice frame in the kitchen

Mushrooms, Peanuts and an Egg in Lumenosity