Solarization
ソラリゼーション / 19th century– / 1920s revival / Technique / Photographic Techniques
Re-exposes the print mid-development, reversing part of the tonal scale into glowing edges and metallic light.
Partial tone reversal / Glowing edges / Metallic feel / Darkroom manipulation
Dictionary entry
- Best used for
- Comparing historical works and their conditions · Deciding which principles survive translation to today's media
- Type
- Observe the type and composition of reference works
- Composition
- Extract the one principle that steers the eye
- Material
- Verify the technique's own materials, process and support
- Caution
- Not a digital edge filter. Understand the principle by which positive and negative reverse.
- Further study
- Man Ray / Lee Miller / Maurice Tabard