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Salmon
#0425
Two anglers stand in the Isar at seven in the morning and throw their fishing rods into the water. The opposite bank is covered in thick fog. Except for the small strip of shore in the foreground and the anglers, the image is almost completely white.
This picture is perfect for an experiment: Can you apply an emulsion lift to fish skin, specifically salmon skin? Yes, you can! I then stuck a white Polaroid frame over the picture and a beautiful, wine-red photo cardboard behind the picture. Both were necessary to minimize the fishy smell.
Shotdate | -location:
2023
Oct.
16
| Muenchen (DE)
Camera
| Filmtype:
Polaroid Now
| Polaroid i-Type B&W
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Weeks before I took the photo, I cleaned the skin of a salmon, scraped off all the fat, then applied it wet to cardboard and let it dry for several days. Then I placed this piece of skin in my box full of material for Polaroid projects.
The next steps are standard business: Take a photo, make an emulsionslift and transfer it directly to the salmon skin. Now press everything for several days.
I was happy with the picture now, but not with the smell. I glued a Polaroid frame (I had left over from a failed dry lift) onto the image. I stuck a photo cardboard against it from behind. Now the smell is ok.
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