nude in liquid light

aglaia b
nude in liquid light by aglaia b
nude in liquid light by aglaia b

nude in liquid light

This image was printed using liquid light.
This is a silver-based sensitizer for applying on any surface, exposing by an enlarger, and processing in conventional chemistry. It is virtually the same emulsion found on ordinary photographic paper, but in a liquid form and can allow the emulsion to be coated on a wide range of surfaces.
Here I have applied the liquid light using a brush to scrap metal and once it was dried exposed it with the enlarger. It was then developed, fixed and washed similar to any photographic paper.
The final piece of scrap metal was then stuck onto painted pine to be displayed.
The image you see before you is then a digital photograph of the displayed piece.

  • margpie

    margpie, 3 months ago

    Excellent technique my friend, made this look like an old photograph, your giving me a run for my money with your experiments – lol good to see someone working their photography to the max

  • botticcelli

    botticcelli, 3 months ago

    envy you…you handle those wonderful technics…fantastic work..almost surrealist…once i did so too

  • Paul Rees-Jones

    Paul Rees-Jones, 3 months ago

    This is truly a piece of art. As any painter would brush on canvas you have truly spent time and effort in creating something unique and beautiful. The original must be truly something to look at. Amazing work.

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to margpie’s comment, 3 months ago

    i’m glad you like it. i’m always trying to impress you, you know that. LOL
    “good to see someone working their photography to the max”
    that’s the only way to work it right! x
    thanks darling ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to botticcelli’s comment, 3 months ago

    what do you mean once! you still do baby, you still do! x
    thanks my friend ;-)
    xox

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Paul Rees-Jones’s comment, 3 months ago

    wow, thank you for your wonderful comment, to be compared to a painter now that is something. LOL, no no i know what you mean, a lot of time and effort did go into producing the final piece.
    thanks again ;-)

  • Miron Abramovici

    Miron Abramovici, 3 months ago

    Stunning effect! Instant fav!

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Miron Abramovici’s comment, 3 months ago

    well thank you sir!
    you know i so dig your work! ;-) xox

  • Sophie Shapiro

    Sophie Shapiro, 3 months ago

    The Nude in Liquid Light is wonderful Aglaia! Absolutely fantastic! I can’t explain how much I love!!!!!!!!!!!! Very well done!SX

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Sophie Shapiro’s comment, 3 months ago

    yes i knew you would like this, you were one of the people i thought of when i posted it.
    Thank you sophie! xox ;-)

  • Sophie Shapiro

    Sophie Shapiro, 3 months ago

    I could favourite this a few times a week! Wow! is not enough Aglaia!Sx

  • raoultiger

    raoultiger, 3 months ago

    You are advancing the state of the art with your art. Very very impressive.

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to raoultiger’s comment, 3 months ago

    thank you raoul!
    love your comment! ;-) x

  • blamo

    blamo, 3 months ago

    congratulations on your experiments …...................gotta love liquid light …............ top class A1

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to blamo’s comment, 3 months ago

    thanks A2 and thanks for the fav!
    take care out there LOL ;-) xo

  • madshade

    madshade, 3 months ago

    You’re really becoming a master of treatment.

  • coffeetea

    coffeetea, 3 months ago

    wow what is this… old time movie ! well aging and dramatic :))

  • JenniferB

    JenniferB, 3 months ago

    beautiful processing hun, I just love being a silent observer to this wonderful, evolutionary metamorphosis, like a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly… oh the difference one hot, little ménage a trois can make! ;-)

    oh… did I mention that the picture is beautiful as well?

    much luv

    Jennifer B
    is in awe
    you see

    xox

  • deliriousgirl

    deliriousgirl, 3 months ago

    JFC!!! This is just such an excellent piece it melts me into a little pool of oozy liquid!

  • Helen Chierego

    Helen Chierego, 3 months ago

    Perhaps you could bottle your ‘liquid light’ and make a fortune-no doubt there would be many takers! lol The technique is impressive BUT that is not all…choice of subject, foreshortenting where the perspective is constructed in a unique way, Just look at her feet in the foreground compared with the size of her head. Great! I thought of Picasso and his women on first sight of this image. The subject caught my eye and then I thought of air bubbles bursting on the surface and leaving their tracings in just the right places.

  • flower68

    flower68, 3 months ago

    damn that’s just too cool for words girl! beautiful work.The image and the process were made for each other!

  • ADMarshall

    ADMarshall, 3 months ago

    Fantastic work AB – great process – a great work to post a 3 in the morning!

  • KEITH R. WILLIAMS

    KEITH R. WILL..., 3 months ago

    fantastic is right

  • Barssel

    Barssel, 3 months ago

    Stunning piece…...well done.

  • Nicole Ryan

    Nicole Ryan, 3 months ago

    this is so sexy .. so intimate and yet so incredibly mysterious ..

    i REALLY love how her foot sits .. larger there in focus ..

    you ARE a TRUE ARTIST !!!

    XXX

  • RebeccaT

    RebeccaT, 3 months ago

    Beautiful work! – I love the variety of techniques…and your ability to use them so very well :)

  • Rosie Red

    Rosie Red, 3 months ago

    this one is very original, like you.
    :)
    i like that.

  • Maureen Bloesch

    Maureen Bloesch, 3 months ago

    very interesting work:>))

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Sophie Shapiro’s comment, 3 months ago

    ahh, you say the sweetest things! LOL xox

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to madshade’s comment, 3 months ago

    thanks madshade, love your new avatar! xo ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to coffeetea’s comment, 3 months ago

    thank you my darling!
    i really appreciate your comments! xo ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to JenniferB’s comment, 3 months ago

    yipeeeeee, how lovely it is to see you come play here with me!
    what can i say, i keep reading your comment over and over again!
    THANK YOU for coming and commenting, i really do appreciate it!
    much luv
    ab xox ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to deliriousgirl’s comment, 3 months ago

    thank you my lady! such a way with words! thank you xox ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Helen Chierego’s comment, 3 months ago

    helen, i just wish i could bottle some of you up and keep you right here next to me always! xox
    “The subject caught my eye and then I thought of air bubbles bursting on the surface and leaving their tracings in just the right places.”
    what a wonderful line and how true it is in this case!
    Thank You! xox ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to flower68’s comment, 3 months ago

    what a wonderful comment from a beautiful flower-you! and thank you!
    xo ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to ADMarshall’s comment, 3 months ago

    LOL, yes it was quite nice taking her off the wall and re photographing her in the cold, stark, very dark silence!

    how are you coming along?
    are all the tools in hand yet?!?
    xo ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Barssel’s comment, 3 months ago

    thank you barssel so much for always commenting, i really do appreciate it!
    xo ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Nicole Ryan’s comment, 3 months ago

    thank you my darling!
    love your work to bits!
    xox ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to RebeccaT’s comment, 3 months ago

    thank you it is a long process yet wonderful journey! ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Rosie Red’s comment, 3 months ago

    thank you, i like that too!
    xox ;-) xox

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Maureen Bloesch’s comment, 3 months ago

    thank you maureen, thanks for commenting! xo

  • Maureen Bloesch

    Maureen Bloesch, 3 months ago

    I’m amazed how how much work goes into regular (if one could call it regular) photography…My son used to use a gold process (the only one i remember) and spent hours doing chemical print stuff…but in the end…as your work….just beautiful…he did not stick with his…thankfully you have with yours…lovely work! :>))

  • gutterhubris

    gutterhubris, 3 months ago

    Holy _. The tech stuff is fascinating if not yet part of my lingo. I love this for the results of all that and the model and framing. Her look of tired boredom and the distortion of her body are just fantastic…

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton, 3 months ago

    Amazing. Haunting. I simply love it. Look at the edges!!

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to gutterhubris’s comment, 3 months ago

    thanks for your comment.
    i truly love your work.
    this was a late night shoot and yes her
    “look of tired boredom” was showing through in this particular shot! ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Paul Compton’s comment, 3 months ago

    thanks paul.
    yes the edges, that scrap metal has really come to life now! LOL ;-) x

  • Matt Mawson

    Matt Mawson, 3 months ago

    an intriguing process and great results … it must look fantastic when viewing the physical (metal and wood) artwork. I suspect viewing it on-screen doesn’t do it justice.

  • Antanas

    Antanas, 3 months ago

    great work

  • Loreto Bautista Jr.

    Loreto Bautist..., 3 months ago

    Awesome result…well done.

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert, 3 months ago

    Fantastic work aglaia

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Matt Mawson’s comment, 3 months ago

    thanks so much matt,
    yes the original piece is very malleable and strong! ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Antanas’s comment, 3 months ago

    thank you antanas! ;-) xo

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Loreto Bautista Jr.’s comment, 3 months ago

    thanks for commenting, much appreciated! ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Helene Kippert’s comment, 3 months ago

    thank you lovely helene. ;-) xo

  • Darren James

    Darren James, 3 months ago

    you have lots of great photos, this one really gets me in though. Id love to be able to do work this good …

  • pbworks

    pbworks, 3 months ago

    I’m really interested in all your photographic manipulation … it is really trying … !! love your artwork !

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Darren James’s comment, 3 months ago

    are you for real?
    you do do work this good and better!
    i really love your work man, it’s so raw and real! ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to pbworks’s comment, 3 months ago

    thank you pbworks, i do enjoy the trying process along the way!
    i too love your artwork. ;-)

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellaworks here, 3 months ago

    wow – this is so sensational.. love the texture and weathered feel so much! What a great result!

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Paul Vanzella’s comment, 3 months ago

    hey you, what a wicked comment. thanks matey!

  • Julia Thomas

    Julia Thomas, 3 months ago

    wow when did you sneak this one in! Don’t know why it escaped my attention – I just love Liquid Light I experimented with it at Uni in a class you would have loved called Alternative Processes :)

  • Stephen Chapple

    Stephen Chapple, 3 months ago

    Amazing art! You are so clever and as usual inspirational!

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Julia Thomas’s comment, 3 months ago

    oh and when did you sneak this in too??!
    and yep love all the alternative processes.
    how is that milo eating going? LOL ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Stephen Chapple’s comment, 3 months ago

    thank you! it is nice to be called inspirational and you sound so sure. LOL ;-)

  • Julia Thomas

    Julia Thomas, 3 months ago

    The pic just comes up as a red x so I’m not sure which pic your talking about but the milo eating is going fabulously well ;) teehehe

  • lolowe

    lolowe, 3 months ago

    It’s like she’s encased in amber. Really beautiful image. :]

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to lolowe’s comment, 3 months ago

    thanks babe! ;-)

  • Robert O'Neill

    Robert O'Neill, 3 months ago

    This is brilliant. I have no experience in traditional photography, but I can appreciate the work and dedication that has gone into this.

  • bdog09

    bdog09, 3 months ago

    nicely done, great looking image

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone, 3 months ago

    Amazing result! Love what you’ve done here!

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Robert O'Neill’s comment, 3 months ago

    why thank you my Scotsman! ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to bdog09’s comment, 3 months ago

    thank you dan. ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to Mel Brackstone’s comment, 3 months ago

    oooohhhh love what you have done by coming here! thank you ;-) xo

  • pinkyjain

    pinkyjain, 3 months ago

    This is soooo awesome, gorgeous, love the technique & the effect is spectacular

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to pinkyjain’s comment, 3 months ago

    thanks so much pinkyjain! ;-) xox

  • Peter Evans

    Peter Evans, 3 months ago

    Awesome work.
    I hope your well ventilated with the mixture of chemicals your using!!

  • avalyn

    avalyn, 3 months ago

    I love that you explain your processes. I am not a photographer but anything that involves experimental medium, I so love reading about. I have been putting found objects together physically and there is a reminder here of ‘scrapture’.

  • andreasphoto

    andreasphoto, 3 months ago

    great – don’t know how I missed that one until now…

  • shawhouse

    shawhouse, 3 months ago

    love this. wonderful work….

  • Georgiana Fasslebinder

    Georgiana Fass..., 3 months ago

    I admire your continued work with chemicals. This is excellent. I remember developing huge prints in the shower, sponging on the chemicals

  • artist4peace

    artist4peace, 2 months ago

    LOVELY
    LOVELY
    Y
    TY
    FOR X PLAINING PROCESS…INTERESTING

  • April Mansilla

    April Mansilla, 2 months ago

    I don’t remember seeing this and I Love it ….the colour and the distortion of the limbs the foot enlarged ….like she is steping out of the work ….beautiful work!!

  • wwROBERTLFOXcom

    wwROBERTLFOXcom, 2 months ago

    LiquidLight must be fun stuff! I really like how you used it and appreciate the detailed explanation in the description. Not only have you helped satisfy my need for art, but I was able to learn something very interesting!

  • andreasphoto

    andreasphoto, 2 months ago

    i knew I’ve seen a similar before ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to andreasphoto’s comment, 2 months ago

    ha ha, sweet man you are! ;-)

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b, 2 months ago

    thanks all for your comments and great support!
    ;-) xox ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

  • brotherabbit

    brotherabbit, 2 months ago

    a very good friend of mine used to use liquid light in his work and i always loved the results. i haven’t seen anyone again until now. How utterly gorgeous.

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to brotherabbit’s comment, 2 months ago

    thank you brotherabbit! ;-)

  • carolinewood

    carolinewood, about 1 month ago

    very clever how you have done this, you have created a very cool effect – i know nothing about photography but i do know when i like something i see. this is VERY COOL!

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b in reply to carolinewood’s comment, about 1 month ago

    ha ha, thanks babe. it is a real gift to be able to draw.
    i wish i could.
    i could go on and on about how i did this, however i’d probably bore you to tears! lol
    i’m glad you enjoyed it! ;-) xox

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