Binary

[JMRead]

Hello all,

I bought a mono Laser printer for about thirty quid and tried a B&W image on it, it failed. Searching for B&W images I cam across this site: http://www.photo-kako.com/en/block-print.cgi

Hmmm I thought surely I could do better than that and after fiddling with bits in Ps I came up with a way to make an image from just pure black and pure white. Which prints beautifully from the Laser onto Japanese Simili paper.

The image is a composite one I call 'Slit'; me, some rock and some pines and a few jaggy bits cut out of the rock.

Cheers 

Ohh and apparently they are called binary prints

[the image looks greyish because of the reduction from the original]

 

[Clicker]

Fear not Jem ... when one clicks on the  image and then again +  it shows that it is in black and white ...binary indeed. Hats off to you for your experimentation ... i really love the effect ... a surreal feel ...an almost sci fi feel to it .

[kev7d]

Most unusual.

[JMRead]

Hello Clicker and Hello 7D,

I agree about the sci-fi thing, it's one of those when putting together three images results in something with a quite different feel to it even though two of them are quite bland. 

The techinique does add something to even the most innocuous image like this old gate.

Cheers both

 

[Korky]

These 'rubber coated' figures of yours always make me feel slightly uneasy. This one has a slightly coquettish stance and there are definite sexual overtones mainly because of the stretchiness around the crotch and the the fact that the head/face is covered. It reminds me of some weird magazines I saw when I worked in an engineering factory.

Has it piqued my interest? Yes.

Has it made me think a bit? Yes.

Would Lady Korkington approve of it displayed over the inglenook in the billiards room? Nah! I think she'd stick with our portrait of Sir Hugo Fairfax. Just because his eyes follow you round the room.

Korky

 

[JMRead]

Hello Korky,

I'm delighted with the uneasy and the sexual overtones, hooray! But I can't accept the 'slightly' I did my best with the pose. 

The suits are made from Lycra and mine are made bespoke in China. They are called Zentai shortened from zenshin taitsu (full body suit) a person called Marcy Anarchy invented them in 1985. I think the weird magazine image has gone on to something else in the intervening 33 years. The suits are the subject of many festivals in Japan, Singapore and the USA.

I'm pleased that it's made you think a bit and for your interest, thanks.

Cheers

[Guest]

Interesting idea!

 

[JMRead]

Hello Bill,

Nice of you to comment I do appreciate it.

Cheers

[FUJI]

This way of processing and printing photographs appeals very much....we have an almost redundant laser printer under a table.....perhaps I should fire it up again to see what it can produce....then again, the printer probably won’t pksy with Windows 10 ?

FUJI

[JMRead]

Hello Fuji,

I think all the stuff about Win10 is the usual rubbish, I'm using for instance Office 2003 and Ps7 they both work superbly. I also use Classic Shell to make it look like a proper computer and not a kiddies toy: http://www.classicshell.net/

Cheers