#sabattier effect

Road to Crystalline © Tanya Rusnak

X-ray diffraction, a phenomenon in which the atoms of a crystal, by virtue of their uniform spacing, cause an interference pattern of the waves present in an incident beam of X rays. The atomic planes of the crystal act on the X rays in exactly the same manner as does a uniformly ruled grating on a beam of light.

Sabattier Effect – A Striking Darkroom Technique

  Sabattier Effect Image: digital-photography-school.com

Based in Nashville, Benjamin Perlin maintains a focus on traditional film and darkroom techniques, as he feels these best capture the imprint of physical events. One technique with which Benjamin Perlin has experimented is the Sabattier effect, which describes a print that has not been fixed and becomes half negative and half positive with…

http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/alternative-techniques-photo-gallery/12545-sabattier-effect.html

http://speckyboy.com/2009/02/23/24-examples-of-stylish-sabatier-or-solarised-effect-photography/