Being new to Lomography, one of the things that really interested me was film destroying. A splash of whiskey and a roll of film later and I have some quite funky photos...
I am fairly new to the concept of Lomography, and one thing that stood out most of all was film destroying. I’m not sure whether it was the unexpected results, the change in colour, or just having an excuse to buy some strong alcohol but I felt a sudden need to try this.
Seeing as I had an abundance of Kodak Max 400 lying about, this was my film of choice, and as I had a bottle of Whyte & McKay whiskey in the cupboard this was my “destroyer” of choice.
Firstly, pop the lid of the pot with the film in and, while the film is still in the pot, fill half way with whiskey, then top up with water.
I left mine for about 10 minutes to soak but you can leave it for as long as you like.
Once the time was up, I washed it thoroughly with cold water, although the smell of whiskey never completely disappeared, even when dry.
Once it was dry, after about 3 days on the window sill, I popped it in my Samsung Fino 130 I found on eBay for £3.
As you can see, I ended up with some nice colours coming through.
I even tried it at night and had some nice results….
Enjoy…
5 comments
neanderthalis
Nice experiment.
jazz_cafe
Thanks! My first article so I'm quite pleased people like it.
monkeydance
would this work on black and white film ?
jazz_cafe
It should do but you won't have the colours.
0monique
Whiskey & Film, best combo ever!