Re: lumenprints again
I was really impressed with the lumenprints I saw...almost makes me want to try it. Too bad it's not my style... Camden Hardy camden[at]hardyphotography[dot]net http://www.hardyphotography.net On Wed, September 13, 2006 7:42 am, Christina Z. Anderson wrote: > Sorry to inundate the list with three posts all at once, but if I don't > write it now, I'll forget... > > Had my first critique yesterday in my Experimental Photography class, and > one of the assignment choices on their menu was to do the Burchfield > lumenprint process. > > I was so pleased!! I can't believe how many got good lumenprints, and > what > I wanted to share was that one student did a side by side of same paper, > same exposure time, but one under glass and one not, and the one under > glass > was incredibly more brilliant in color, so glass must trap in moisture and > heat in such a way as to improve prospects. > > Most did exposures all day long, maybe 6 hr to 24 hr. > > I am getting to the point where I can tell by the colors produced what > papers the students used. Ilford warmtone, Bergger warmtone, and Forte > are > the most beautiful--ilford wmtn is terra cottas and yellows, and the > fortes > produce a lot of hot pinks and greens, and the Bergger is similar but > still > different. Ilford MGIV is usually mauve, pink, yellow, more muted. Kodak > papers are usually browns and duller by far, good for particular subject > matter. > > New paper vs. old paper--the student that used Bergger just bought the > stuff > and it was still gorgeous so I think the only reason to use old is if you > have it lying around. > > Lemon slices and vinegar and coffee grounds and mushrooms and flowers and > sunflower leaves and....One student used his blood, which was quite the > topic of critique conversation... > > Chris > CZAphotography.com > > >
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