Re: Thanks Everyone

[Saffron Branfoot <Saf.branfoot@tiscali.co.uk>]

That is really useful information, Neil, and shows that the exposure does 
not need to be all that long but the aperture was wide. I will track the 
book down anyway and read up on it. I have been busy salt printing for 
another exhibition so have not had time to try out anything yet, but it is 
good to have a new project in mind.
All the best,
Saffron.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "NEIL MILLER" <nkd.miller@btopenworld.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2006 1:10 PM
Subject: Re: Thanks Everyone


> Hi Saffron - glad you found what you were looking for!  The book is a
> Blandford Press publication, ISBN 0-7173-1652-5.
>
> The example photo I posted is from the book.  The tech details say that it
> was taken on a Pentax 6x7, 1/250th sec at f4.0, HP5 rated at 1600 and
> developed in ID11.
>
> He used tungsten lamps, not flash, and the light background has to be more
> brightly lit than the model in order for the 'sylph' effect to take 
> place -
> if the background is much darker the reverse happens, and the model 
> 'melts'
> into the background producing a fattening effect!
>
> Regards,
> Neil.