Cross processing
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Cross processing (sometimes abbreviated to Xpro) is the deliberate processing of photographic film in a chemical solution intended for a different type of film.[1] The effect was discovered independently by many different photographers often by mistake in the days of C-22 and E-4. Color cross processed photographs are often characterized by unnatural colors and high contrast.[2] The results of cross processing differ from case to case, as the results are determined by many factors such as the make and type of the film used, the amount of light exposed onto the film and the chemical used to develop the film. Cross processing has been used in a variety of photographic and cinematographic practices, most notably rising in popularity during the 1990s. Similar effects can also be achieved with digital filter effects.
Processes
Analogue
Cross processing usually involves one of the two following methods.[3]
- Processing positive color reversal film in C-41 chemicals, resulting in a negative image on a colorless base.
- Processing negative color print film in E-6 chemicals, resulting in a positive image but with the orange base of a normally processed color negative.
However, cross processing can take other forms, such as negative color print film or positive color reversal film in black and white developer.
The results of cross processing differ from case to case, as the results are determined by many factors such as the make and type of the film used, the amount of light exposed onto the film and the chemical used to develop the film.[3]
Digital
Cross processing effects can be simulated in digital photography by a number of techniques involving the manipulation of contrast/brightness, hue/saturation and curves. However, these digital tools lack the unpredictable nature of regular cross processed images.[4] These digital techniques are most often executed in photo editing programs such as Photoshop, but can also be reproduced through filters in apps such as Instagram or VSCO.[5]
Cross processing in artistic practice
Cross processing was most prominently used in fashion photography in the 1990s.[6][7] Some notable pioneers of the fashion photography craze include Nick Knight and Anton Corbijn.[5]
Cross processing has been used as a cinematography technique in various movies beginning in the 1990s. Some of these movies include Clockers, U-Turn, and Get on the Bus.[8] Newton Thomas Sigel, who used the technique for the "Demon-Vision" sequences in Fallen, noted in a 1999 interview that "working with cross-processed film is a tricky thing", and that it is more difficult than working with still photographs.[9]
Gallery
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Agfa CT Precisa 100 film, shot at EI 80 then cross processed with C-41 chemistry -
200 ISO Lomography Slide/Xpro film, processed with C-41 chemistry -
200 ISO Lomography Slide/Xpro film, processed with C-41 chemistry -
Kodak Color Plus negative film shot with a Holga, processed with E-6 chemistry -
Fuji Sensia slide film cross processed with C-41 chemistry
See also
References
- ^ JOHN., CHILD, (2017). STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHY : essential skills. FOCAL. ISBN 1-138-47231-X. OCLC 1007930292.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "cross-processing | More than Photography". web.archive.org. 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ a b Mark., Galer, (2002). Location photography. Focal Press. ISBN 0-240-51669-9. OCLC 48932514.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Davis, Harold. Practical Artistry : Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers. OCLC 1152554324.
- ^ a b BEIL., KIM (2020). GOOD PICTURES;A HISTORY OF POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY. STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS. ISBN 1-5036-1232-5. OCLC 1151897271.
- ^ Prakel, David. The Visual Dictionary of Photography. ISBN 978-1-000-21285-3. OCLC 1238680431.
- ^ P.K. (1995). Try cross processing. Popular Photography., 59(4), 46–50.
- ^ Prince, Stephen (2004-01-01). "The Emergence of Filmic Artifacts: Cinema and Cinematography in the Digital Era". Film Quarterly. 57 (3): 24–33. doi:10.1525/fq.2004.57.3.24. ISSN 0015-1386.
- ^ Holben, Jay (November 1999). "Unusual developments". American Cinematographer. 80 (11): 101–104.
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