Saturday, 19 April 2008

lightboxes


so, for those of you not up to date my charade of a course, ive been trying to turn my film panoramas into lightboxes for quite a while now. i love the idea of lightboxes- they really make the image vibrant and give it a tactile presence that a print or projection just wouldnt have. unfortunately, because of the strange format of the images, i couldnt really but a box, and prices for custom built ones are just comical. so this means ive had to make my own, to a wildly fluctuating level of quality. also, printing the detailed image onto acetate has proven a nightmare. the ink just sits on top, and easily scratches or leaves imperfections. furthermore, it is nie on impossble to get an adequate level on saturation. nevertheless, they are sllooooowwwwwlllllllyyyyy taking shape...

please note, the image above does not show off the print well- it is far more vibrant/contrasty in the flesh, and the lit up image does not show well on camera.