I wanted to do a bit of plant photography this weekend but it was going to be a little bit difficult as it was so breezy, so I abandoned my plan to go to Wimpole's walled gardens. I have been drying some poppies in the kitchen and I decided to arrange them in a pot and photograph them instead. Then I just could not resist using the TTV camera.
A chance few minutes today when I tried to get a different polaroid camera to work, meant that I looked at one I got in a charity shop a year ago but didn't have film for. As I examined it I realised it was alive, and there were still some pictures I could take so I did. As you can see the film is very expired and the chemistry did not cover the whole exposure which gives it a slightly dripped feeling. This is what I got I have scanned them and put them together in photoshop I have not enhanced them. I'm not sure if I can make more of what I have got in photoshop or by incorporating the actual pictures into a art thing but we shall see. Now I just need to source some film for a further play around but I think it will be expensive fun.
I have tried to print this block twice recently. After the first attempt I decided the line was too thin and I would recut it. In the process I damaged the block so I trimmed it down. So on the second try I was disappointed that I couldn't get the ink on evenly. I think the ink was drying really quickly. Still you can see the design.
I snuck a day away from work with some last minute annual leave and went to the curwens print study centre for a days workshop. It was an interesting day and the variety of work produced by the participants was amazing. We took inspiration from the landscape and the grounds around Chilford Hall. I was pleased with the transfer print I made of the greenhouse.
