Taking Back Tipsters: Film Destroying Tips

It may sound strange, but yes, there are proper ways to soup, bleach, acidify and marinade your film. In this edition of Taking Back Tipsters, six community members share their experiments and experiences destroying film and illustrate how you can do it, too!

Initiation to Film Destroying

“Film destroying is the best thing to do to reproduce the effects of cross-processing, but actually, I think it’s way more fun to try this technique... because you really won't know how it’s going to turn out!” Follow this tipster by lomographer88.

Let's 'Cook' the Film: The Recipe of Film Soup!

“The idea of film soup is to allow the film to have a chemical interaction with the 'soup', and produce the unexpectedly extraordinary effect for your Lomographs. Since the first film soup ever been 'served', every Lomographer has eagerly recorded down their own recipe and review. In this article, I would like to share my experience with my own secret recipe!” Here, hodachrome shows you the step-by-step.

Quench Your Analogue Thirst with Pink Lemonade Film!

“Pink Lemonade is a special kind of film you can't get in stores. In fact, the only place you'll find it is in your own kitchen, or friendly neighborhood lemonade stand! See how I souped my film in this citrus juice and got refreshing results!” Follow this tipster by denisesanjose.

Destroy Your Film with a Dash of Whiskey

“Being new to Lomography, one of the things that really interested me was film destroying. A splash of whiskey and a roll of film later and I have some quite funky photos. Jazz_cafe shares the instructions so that you can try it yourself!

Mad Films - Playing with Lemons, Vinegar, Soap, and Fujicolour

“Have you ever taken a glass of water and mixed in everything you had under your sight? Well, what if you put in your film as well?” Follow the instructions by pam_.

Destroying Film to Play with Color

“I have recently completed my first film destroy mission and have been amazed at the beautiful warped colors it has produced! The best way to play with colors is to use the unexpected. So why not add a bit of excitement to your pictures and take a risk? Read on to find out more about my film destroyer which produced psychedelic results!” Here's the tipster by crevans27.

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