[selektor]

Hi Guys!

I'm not a Student and as well i don't know really much about chemistry. But i got a question which i never had the chance to ask a professional audience.
I work as a freelance Photographer in Germany and i'm searching for a specific effect with chemicals who finally should look like that:





These shots are taken from Nicholas Alan Cope, a great Photographer from LA. (check cope1.com for more of his great work)

As far as i know did he used Diethyl ether, some salts, lye and other things to reach that kind of texture. This pieces seem quite small - maybe around 10 inches of lenght and photographed on a glassplate (cause of the studiolight)

Does anyone of you know something i could try? (materials, tecniques..) Or maybe does someone know how i could get a similar effect?

I would really appreciate some feedback of you guys

Thanks a lot & kind regards

andy

[Arkcon]

I don't know, but there is something you can try.  There's an old schoolkid's trick involving mixing household chemicals, and putting a charcoal briquette in the mix so its half-covered.  The solution wicks its way up, and crystals grow like flowers.

http://www.chemicalforums.com/index.php?topic=29210.msg111267#msg111267

http://bizarrelabs.com/charcrys.htm