Buzzed

Mamiya Universal Press // Fujifilm FP-100C

 

Life is dark, demand more neon....

 

So, SO refreshing to see a business invest in a brand-new installation. Buzzbin is a bar and music venue in downtown Canton, OH; this sign was a custom job installed in late-2018 at a cost of $10,000 which completely changed the dynamic of this storefront. Canton Sign Co., a few blocks away, was the builder.

 

You know the drill with these... briefly expose neon onto peel-apart instant film, leave shutter open, pull tab to move the film inside the camera, et cetera... except here there's a little more prep work involved. TL;DR version is I've started breaking-down 10-shot packs of Fuji FP-100C into 10 single-shot packs, recycling empty film cassettes and One Instant darkslides. This was the first successful test.

 

This has to be done entirely in the dark and required mucho studying of the complex origami that makes up packfilm, beforehand. The reason is to conserve film that's in finite supply; if you don't do this and shoot the 10-shot pack as-is, without waiting for the last shot, you wind up exposing a second negative as soon as you pull the tab to create the desired effect.

 

Also... new camera who dis?

 

Buzzbin Art + Music Shop

Canton, OH

Done