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 \UE \UE  Specialty Color Services began experimenting with caffenol processing last year, after Hodges read about it in the Photojojo newsletter. “Th e basic ingredients in caff enol processing are instant coffee, vitamin C, and soda ash, which is sodium carbonate or washing soda,” Hodges says. “It gives the images a vintage look with an extended tonal range, which makes great negatives for scanning. With high-speed fi lm, we get a very fine-grain appearance. We also tried it with C-41 color fi lm, and we got an old cyanotype look. Th e results are really beautiful.” Hodges and Cano decided to try the old-fashioned processing method with Holga cameras, and began off ering workshops. “We held our fi rst photo walk in June with Holgas, and people who didn’t have a Holga just used their regular fi lm cameras,” Hodges                                                        \UE \UE \UE \UE       \UE \UE           \UE \UE \UE \UE \UE  \UE \UE \UE \UE \UE \UE Give your customers some style.  \UE  Aperion     \UE  

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