It’s funny. I recently posted about using long-expired color film that also produced a randomness. Although not “souped” (is that a verb???) by a pro, my step father did something similar by leaving it in a dank cupboard for years :)
It gave me license to shoot differently, and it was liberating. I ended up loving the unknown outcomes and the surprise waiting for me at the end of developing.
A few years ago, after seeing videos on film soup by srad, Film is More Fun, and The Old Camera Guy, I decided to give it a try. I souped a roll in red wine. It came out interesting but nothing that hooked me on film soup.
This newsletter made me remember that I have a couple of long-expired rolls of Kroger (Ferrania?) color film. The last time I shot a roll of it, it curled like a slinky and had weird color shifts. It is probably just waiting for some souping. Hmmm, sparkles from lemon juice, you say ...
ooo give it a go! yes, in a few of the videos I watched that I linked in the post, the creators mentioned lemon juice makes it sparkly! or maybe just spotty haha but expired film would be great fodder for souping experiments :)
In the 5 decades I've shot film, I've cross-processed deliberately (and accidentally), pulled, pushed (sometimes too far) and had rolled effectively destroyed by laboratories who have employed idiots, failed to cleanand calibrate their equipment or have left it way too long before flushing out old chemicals and replacing them with fresh. However, 'film soup' is a new one on me. The examples are interesting but I'm too old, too much of a tightwad and too much of a control freak to experiment with this. Please keep it up as it is interesting but I'll keep watch from a distance.....
Woooow I love these and absolutely great advice - I've been wanting to get soupy for a while but just never really thought to hard about it but everything you said makes it sound like I should be going out and get a bit loooossseee. GET SOUPY
Love the randomness of these exposures.
It’s funny. I recently posted about using long-expired color film that also produced a randomness. Although not “souped” (is that a verb???) by a pro, my step father did something similar by leaving it in a dank cupboard for years :)
It gave me license to shoot differently, and it was liberating. I ended up loving the unknown outcomes and the surprise waiting for me at the end of developing.
lol I guess it was souped in time and dust? I'll check out the post! the surprise is a lot of fun for sure :)
I miss your videos but I'm glad to see you're still active.
thanks Paul :) took a bit of a break but the nicer weather is inspiring me to start being more active (creatively specifically lol) again!
I'm glad to see you've kept your sense of humor. I've never created videos but I can see where there are many reasons that it could burn you out. 😎
A few years ago, after seeing videos on film soup by srad, Film is More Fun, and The Old Camera Guy, I decided to give it a try. I souped a roll in red wine. It came out interesting but nothing that hooked me on film soup.
This newsletter made me remember that I have a couple of long-expired rolls of Kroger (Ferrania?) color film. The last time I shot a roll of it, it curled like a slinky and had weird color shifts. It is probably just waiting for some souping. Hmmm, sparkles from lemon juice, you say ...
ooo give it a go! yes, in a few of the videos I watched that I linked in the post, the creators mentioned lemon juice makes it sparkly! or maybe just spotty haha but expired film would be great fodder for souping experiments :)
In the 5 decades I've shot film, I've cross-processed deliberately (and accidentally), pulled, pushed (sometimes too far) and had rolled effectively destroyed by laboratories who have employed idiots, failed to cleanand calibrate their equipment or have left it way too long before flushing out old chemicals and replacing them with fresh. However, 'film soup' is a new one on me. The examples are interesting but I'm too old, too much of a tightwad and too much of a control freak to experiment with this. Please keep it up as it is interesting but I'll keep watch from a distance.....
You should start your own film lab with all that experience lol but yes, to each their own! shoot what makes you happy :)
Woooow I love these and absolutely great advice - I've been wanting to get soupy for a while but just never really thought to hard about it but everything you said makes it sound like I should be going out and get a bit loooossseee. GET SOUPY
LET LOOOOOSE!!! lol and thank you :) if the film soup muse calls definitely try it and get wild! the crazier the better...
Great information! Good to see you back
Thanks Fred :)
Since I don’t develop my own film I can’t do film soup. The lab I go to says it ruins their equipment. But it looks fun!
aw bummer! well, there's always Film Lab 135 if that's accessible for you? It is a lot of fun if you ever want to try!
some crazy looking images, but fun :)
I love doing film soup — need to add that to my summer plans!
I wanna shoot Film Soup now!