Analogue Photographic Special Effects
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Analogue Photographic Special Effects
For Projection Photography with Kodachrome
John Neville Cohen is known for
pioneering a ground‑breaking analogue projection
technique that allowed him to create surreal,
painterly images long before digital manipulation existed.
His work earned major awards, international exhibitions, and
praise from leading cultural figures. His Kodachrome-based
“Painting with Light” remains historically significant and
artistically distinctive.
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Pure traditional film
photography to create
amazing special effects,
even with colour reversal
film
By John Neville Cohen
I discovered my own form of ‘Projection Photography’
in the early 1960’s, and this pure form of special
effect photography provided such exciting
possibilities. The magic lantern truly lives up to
its earlier name, as it really provides the best
magical method of painting with light!
Most effects that are possible digitally such as:
image blending, masking, distorting, changing
colours, and adding textures can be achieved with
the projector. In addition, images can easily be
manipulated with crystals and reflections too.
Since there is growing interest in analogue
photography, these original special effect
techniques, are now proving to be of interest again,
all my creative photographs were taken on Kodachrome
(the film had to be posted and processed by
Kodak), so unlike other techniques, all these
creations could be seen before exposing any film.
I did not always project onto a flat screen, but
instead I projected images onto many other things
that were to become the subject of the picture, for
example I have created photographs of projected
images on a butterfly wing, a feather, a shell, a
flower, a leaf, and even on to the edges of the
pages of a book.
Images (transparencies and negatives, both in
colour and black and white) were blended too,
by using more than one projector. These techniques
enabled the freedom to create amazing new
photographs, without any digital software, or
darkroom chemistry.
My most famous, unique, and historical Kodachrome
transparency is ‘Spirit of Spring’ consisting of a
negative of a tulip combined with a portrait. This
was the first ever Kodachrome transparency that had
both a positive and a negative image, on the same
emulsion.
Spirit of Spring
This
photograph won the London Salon Trophy in 1967
and there were over twenty major one-man
exhibitions of about 70 of my photographs the
following year (many were organised by
Kodak in the USA, and UK). At that time,
my photography was described as ground-breaking!
There
are many more award-winning special effect
photographs on my website as well as detailed
information in ‘The Magic Lantern’ section,
describing exactly how anyone can do it.
"...regarded
as one of Britain's most original
photographers." The Times. 16th
December 1967 The Times Diary.
"A
woman's face was exquisitely metamorphosed
with the cup of a yellow tulip - a Femme -
Fleur Picasso might have perpetrated had he
taken to photography."
Arts Revue. 11th Oct 1969, Vol XXI No 20.
"Very
marketable as well as interesting and
adventurous in themselves with
congratulations."
Cecil Beaton C.B.E. 8th March 1968
"…
extends the boundaries of the possible in
photography and shows us all how we can do so
too."
Sir George Pollock Bt., M.A. (Former
President of The Royal Photographic Society
1978).
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The Magic Lantern
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Exhibitions
& Awards
Details
of one man exhibitions, reviews and awards
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Introduction
to The Author
by
Sir George F. Pollock Bt.,
M.A., F.R.P.S., F.R.S.A.
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Preface
& Acknowledgements
Each chapter is listed
below so that you can jump straight to any you wish.
But to begin, for the first time, just click on 'Preface'
and continue from here.
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No Darkroom - No Computer Required
What Exactly is
Needed?
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Page 1 (of 10 pages).
Projection
Photography
The
Magic Lantern Article
"How to"
by John N. Cohen
M.inst.D.
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Page 2.
Adding
Texture
Page 2.
Adding
Texture
Page 2.
Adding
Texture
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Page 3.
Distortion
& Reflections
Page 3.
Distortion
& Reflections
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Page 4.
Crystal
Patterns
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Page 5.
The
Subject Becomes The Screen
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Page 6.
Sandwiching
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Page 7.
Two
Projectors and Blending
Page 7.
Two
Projectors and Blending
Page 7.
Two
Projectors and Blending
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Page 8.
Spirit of
Spring and Other Examples
Page 8.
Another
Example
Page 8.
Another
Example
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Page 9.
Filter
Blending and More Projectors
Page 9.
Filter
Blending and More Projectors
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Page 10.
Rear Projection and
Inspired Accidents
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To
The Portfolio
The
poetic portfolio consists of an exhibition of 75
photographs.
All created by using these methods from my
transparencies, please note the photographs in the
portfolio pages are at very low resolution.
To see better examples please have a look at my
'Painting with Light' section.
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