This gumoil tutorial has been updated. Please click here for the updated version. Thanks for visiting ! Gumoil print on Arches Platine, 1:2.5 sensitizer solution, single pass (one and done) print, wiped clean at sink, cleared in sodium metabisulphite (printed area approx. 12"x16") I have been working with the gumoil process for about two and a half years. I was introduced to it during an advanced alternative processes workshop in Santa Fe lead by my friend and go to mentor for all things alt pro, Christopher James. One of Christopher's assistants for the workshop was Cotton Miller, an MFA student at the time, and adjunct professor in the photography program at Lesley University's College of Art and Design. Christopher asked Cotton to teach one of the quick, pop-up style lessons we often get when everyone is settling into whatever they want to work on. I rarely miss one because they frequently introduce me to something I might not consider trying otherwise...
9x17 inches, Arches Platine, 1:3 plus 30% dist. water gum solution, ("green" curve and transparency) (Since I work in several different mediums, I am planning on shifting most of my work with gumoil to a blog devoted entirely to that process. the new blog is called The Gumoil Blog .) (This gumoil tutorial is an update to the previous one and has new information regarding gum bichromate solutions and transparency types and the custom curves I’ve made for myself for them. I have cut out some of the extraneous blog talk in an effort to be clearer and more concise.) I first heard about the gumoil process in July of 2013. I was introduced to it during an advanced alternative processes workshop led by my friend and go-to mentor for all things alt pro, Christopher James. C hristopher asked Cotton Miller, his assistant for the workshop, to do a quick gumoil demonstration because he had become quite familiar with this elusive process while using it for some of his...
Just a few images from last year. School starts in a week and a half. This semester is going to be jam packed full of work, but it should be doable. Soooo many major projects. I just hope it isn't as tough as last semester. I made it on the dean's list again, but pulling 3-4 back-to-back all-nighters every single week for three and a half months might just kill me if I try to do it again. If I find it's too much, I can always get rid of one class because I'm taking more than I need. The image of me and the washing machine was the impetus for my final. The rest of the images are pretty formulaic and not done particularly well. We crammed a lot into one semester, so there was really only one week's shot at each. I know how to do them all properly now, so it should make each type of shooting easier in the future. I'll be buying my set of strobes soon and have some ideas in mind for that, but it might have to wait for winter break.
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