Want to do die shots, need your help.

[morle]

Hi everyone,

I have recently gotten into die photography, but with a whole different approach: I am using an 8x10'' analog large format film camera to do it. It's a bit of a mad set-up, the length of the camera alone is over 4 feet. The exposure time is about 5 minutes, if anybody in the house switches on the AC or a truck drives by, the negative will be blurry. I managed to get one decent shot from the only die that I have: http://www.morlinghaus.com/cpu/f9bqynatgwz83ldj2vgo26exf18qpu

Here is the thing: I do not really know how to source parts. I bought some on e-bay, spend a lot of money but could not get to the die, or it did not look any good. CPU's that I liked I could not find and so on...

In order to continue my project, my request to everybody:
Please, please, please send me your nicest dies.
I will reimburse you for postage, and will return the dies back to you with an original signed print of every die that I will photograph. I promise to take very good care of them, no harm will come to them and I'll send them back in a timely fashion.

I hope it does not sound too crazy, but without getting great dies, this project would falter.

Thanks,

Christoph

[CPUShack]

sounds pretty enticing
I'm sure I can find you something

[H3nrik V!]

Awesome photo! Would you mind showing a picture of your setup?

[morle]

Here you go.

[Tegranphos]

When I have some time, make a list of parts that I have in needed.

[morle]

Thanks, Gracias!

[frag_]

Oh, great setup, 19th century technology meets 21st!
What do you do with film, leave it as negative or make large positive prints?
Isn't it more hardcore to use glass plates?

[morle]

Glass plates are hard to come by . I use medical x-ray film to get a very similar look. For this I am using color negative film which is scanned and then printed. Also a nice combination between 19th century and the digital age.

[Vlasta]

Awesome - I will send you some dies when I get my stuff back from Australia!!!

[wepwawet]

oh wow if I'd just remember on which die I found the Bird with the eggs... If anyone else remembers, I should have the chip somewhere. Would be a nice thing for your project.

[H3nrik V!]