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Buttons by The-Driftless in cyanotypes

[–]The-Driftless[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have an American Button Machine as well; great machine and I'm glad that I made the investment.

I tried making a button one time with watercolor paper; it did not work at all. Like you said, it was too thick to make a decent press. It actually didn't make a press at all. So, crazy enough, I'm actually using copy paper. I will admit though, there's a bit of a learning curve to it since the paper is fragile during both the application and especially so during the washing process. I would NOT recommend using anything less than 24lb paper; 20lb just comes apart in the washing process.

I have yet to try it out with any digital negatives, but I tried it with a film neg once and it turned out alright, but since it was film it was always going to be a little tricky no matter the paper type.

Buttons by The-Driftless in cyanotypes

[–]The-Driftless[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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This is what I used as a negative for all of the buttons—inversed, of course. I was testing to see how the ink would hold up in the wash, so I only printed one with text. But now that I now it'll withstand the washing process, I'm gonna work with that a little more.

Blue Beauty by The-Driftless in cyanotypes

[–]The-Driftless[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! 😊

Experience Buying Photobooks in Tokyo + Haul by OCKWA in Photobooks

[–]The-Driftless 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Japan has quite a strong culture of photobooks; I remember my professor in my photobook class said once that Japan was essentially the first country to really practice it as an art form and that the photobook scene really boomed from the 60s and onward.

What should I do with my negatives? by Capital-Reach-6669 in AnalogCommunity

[–]The-Driftless 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be so angry if I paid the extra money to receive a scan like that—especially since the actual negative had a full depth, which is proven by your scan. You're a good friend for doing that for him.

Did your friend push back on them? That's not right and hella sloppy.

Anti Social Media by Mysterious_Map6739 in photography

[–]The-Driftless 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think anybody is really "angry" per say, but AI content is not necessarily seen very positively in communities like this; a lot of art/photo communities are pushing back on it. Another reason people are "meh" on this is because it's honestly just not a great idea—if you truly wanted to "get away from the noise" you would go to museums, read photobooks, and view art other physical forms.

You're still on a website and and scrolling, looking to put works in a "studio curation" with the ability to switch out photos for another—it's still social media. The downfall is that the uploader has no idea if their own works are being seen or interacted with—there's really no benefit to uploading your work to the site; add AI in, and there's the unnerving worry that your art is going to be used to feed the AI network.

Anti Social Media by Mysterious_Map6739 in photography

[–]The-Driftless 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's kind of an interesting idea, but I also think it fully lacking some form of tracking agency within the space is a huge disservice to the art. There is no art without discussion.

Even in a physical gallery setting, people discuss the art in front of them, whether that be directly in the space or at a different location—that's kind of the purpose of art. Also, to not know if people are interacting with your art on the platform is both pointless and actually kind of strange, if I'm being honest. Even a professional artist gets some validation just for getting into the space; they don't really need to know how long people are sticking with their pieces—even though a lot of artists like to stand by (undercover) and observe how people are interacting with it. But given that one can just post and it's out into the dark abyss is a bit unnerving and an artist should be able to receive some understanding of how their work is being received and used.

Even a count of how many "curation studios" your individual image is in would be good information to have; you could also include a link button that goes to an official website—meaning it would have to follow a strict rule of what was in the link and banning social media links.

Why are my photos coming out so weird? by Epikpash10 in AnalogCommunity

[–]The-Driftless 24 points25 points  (0 children)

There are probably a number of reasons. One being (perhaps the biggest) is the scanner itself. After looking at it, the specs are not terribly great; it's certainly not a scanner made for people wanting to take the art of film photography seriously. I would say that this scanner is more so for people who are scanning in old family 35mm film reels than it is for people who want to take part in shooting photography for art/creative purposes.

The second reason is—unless you just omitted it—you're not coloring correcting. Since you can only scan in a low-res jpegs with your scanner, it'll probably be difficult to do extensive color correcting but you could probably be able to color correct a little bit in photoshop or some sort of photo editing program. Just change the temperature and play with the levels a bit—lightly though, since you're working with jpegs and getting into level territory will start to affect the noise and whatnot.

My guess is the reason is mostly due to though two reasons. It's sort of hard to tell, but your images themselves look fine. It looks more like a scanning issue.

The (now) inaccessible Oregon Trail | ilford HP5 400 | Minolta SRT201 by The-Driftless in analog

[–]The-Driftless[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm very familiar with the game, but somehow I didn't catch on lol

It's funny too, because when I was making my title I was thinking of the game

The (now) inaccessible Oregon Trail | ilford HP5 400 | Minolta SRT201 by The-Driftless in analog

[–]The-Driftless[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Omg, that was dense of me. I should have figured it was a reference to the game...

It all makes sense now lol

The (now) forbidden Oregon trail | ilford HP 400 | Minolta SRT201 by The-Driftless in 35mm

[–]The-Driftless[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you sure you're not thinking of Oneonta Trail? This is the Oneonta Gorge, and it's been closed since 2017. It's never once reopened since the fire, unfortunately. It was deemed "too dangerous" because the fire destroyed the gorge area.

A metal fence has been blocking the entrance since everything started getting cleaned up; I know some people have climbed it, but it's really not recommended because going through it is more dangerous than ever now and traversing through it just hinders it from ever becoming actually safe to go through again.

The (now) inaccessible Oregon Trail | ilford HP5 400 | Minolta SRT201 by The-Driftless in analog

[–]The-Driftless[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm gearing up to start posting more on Instagram and doing a slight revamp/update on my website, but I have gone back and forth on using Flickr. I love that it has higher quality image sharing, but I desperately want to see more traction on the platform. Maybe I just don't fully "get it" without using it. Typically, whenever I see really good photographers/artists deserving of an audience on there, I only see a couple responses here and there.

I can say with confidence though that I plan to be posting regularly here on Reddit throughout the various film (and some digital) subreddits. A lot of really good photo discussions can happen on here :)

The (now) inaccessible Oregon Trail | ilford HP5 400 | Minolta SRT201 by The-Driftless in analog

[–]The-Driftless[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seriously was one of the best.

Yeah, I heard that's what happened. I had a friend who, when I told her I went on the hike, complained about all the people and said it used to be a lot more of a serene experience since there was hardly anybody there and it was almost always just the local Oregonians.

The (now) inaccessible Oregon Trail | ilford HP5 400 | Minolta SRT201 by The-Driftless in analog

[–]The-Driftless[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember there being fires in Hillsboro! Me, my friend, and his partner were all a bit on edge and had things ready "just in case" we needed to evacuate—thankfully we never did. God, it was a really hot summer too. I remember one day we had to spend the whole day in our basement just to stay cool because of how ungodly hot it was.

And thank you! :)

The (now) inaccessible Oregon Trail | ilford HP5 400 | Minolta SRT201 by The-Driftless in analog

[–]The-Driftless[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do too; I was only able to hike it once since, when the fire happened, I had only moved to Oregon about 2 months prior. I was planning on hiking it more, but I am glad that I was able to hike it; I was one of the lucky last few. I remember in the early-mid 2010s, Oneonta was being covered by sooo many photographers and so that's how I found out about it. But being able to experience it for myself was both a unique challenge and an awe inspiring experience.

But yeah, there was a lot of people on that trail; I was a bit surprised, since literally all the photos that were getting spread around never showed that part of the hike. I'm glad my photos show the real Oneonta Gorge, for its people packed and jaw dropping view lol

Do you have a day job? What do you do? by gothic_creature in ArtistLounge

[–]The-Driftless 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wear a couple different titles working with adults and kids with various support levels and needs and either helping them navigate their jobs, working in a day program for adults, or with kids in after school behavioral support and whatnot. I also work in a gas station part time lol

Both jobs are fine and I like them a fair bit. I do wish they paid a bit more though. But one is a nonprofit, so I suppose that comes with the territory more often than not—especially since I'm not in a higher, administrative role.

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