Hello my dear bloggy friends! Did you miss me? Haha! Yeah, it’s been awhile… I got busy because my mom got home from the US and a few relatives also came home for a vacation. I’ve been to Batangas and Mindoro for at least a week and I’ll post about it sometime soon.
In the meantime, I just want to share this with you guys, especially to those who still believe that film is not dead. Are you familiar with redscaling? As some of you may know, I’m interested in Lomography and I bought my lomo cams when I went to the province and tried redscaling for the first time. Read on to know more about redscale…
What is Redscale?
Redscale is the name given to a technique of shooting photographic film where the film is exposed from the wrong side, i.e the emulsion is exposed through the base of the film. Normally, this is done by winding the film in upside-down into an empty film canister. The name “redscale” comes because there is a strong color shift to red due to the red-sensitive layer of the film being exposed first, rather than last (the red layer is normally the bottom in C-41), at least when C-41 film is used. All layers are sensitive to blue light, so normally the blue layer is on top, followed by a filter. In this technique, blue light exposes the layers containing red and green dyes, but the layer containing blue dye is left unexposed due to the filter. E-6 (color slide) film has also been used for this technique.
Depending on the type of film used, the resulting colors seem to range from maroon, to red, to orange, to yellow.
The technique seems to have been discovered accidentally. Some people shooting large format color film would load the individual negatives backwards. This phenomenon is likely as old as color film itself. However, it has only recently gained popularity as an effect intentionally sought.
The technique is considered by some to be part of the lo-fi photography movement, along with use of toy cameras, pinhole cameras, instant cameras, and sprocket hole photography.
(Source: Wikipedia)
And here’s a tutorial by Kelly on how to make redscale films.
So, I bought some Solid Gold films in Quiapo to use in redscale. (They’re pretty cheap, only P50 if you buy in bulk) I also bought a changing bag worth P800 (I know, this hobby is getting to be expensive but I’m really loving it!). I bought 5 films and redscaled it all and used 2 rolls in Batangas. And here’s some sample of my redscale shots:



Camera: Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim
Film: Solid Gold 200 Redscale
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