HOW TO...USE THE BEAUTY OF SOLARIZATION

James Paterson shows you how to recreate the classic darkroom effect in Affinity Photo, and use a variety of tonal tricks to perfect the look

- James Paterson

Of all the darkroom techniques to have made an impact on digital photography, solarization is perhaps the most instantly recognizable. First championed by Man Ray in the 1920s, solarization involved flicking on the lights in the darkroom while exposing a print, which partially inverts the tonal range of the image.