RE: Mike Ware's POP Pt./Pd. Pt
Loris, I coat with a Richeson brush, about 2ml per 8X10 print or the equivalent. After brushing the solution on I leave it face down with a fan blowing cool air at room temp over the print, then I hang to dry. Typically with DOP Pt./Pd. I print within 15-20 minutes of coating. Sandy At 8:35 AM +0200 11/10/06, Loris Medici wrote: Hi Sandy, What is your coating / drying procedure? -----Original Message----- From: Sandy King [mailto:sanking@clemson.edu] Sent: 10 Kasžm 2006 Cuma 08:23 To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca Subject: RE: Mike Ware's POP Pt./Pd. Pt One issue I have seen with a few of the AFO PT./Pd. is small white spots, irregular in shape and some larger than others, and all in the shadows and lower mid-tones. I suspect that they may be caused by the sensitizer separating from the paper during exposure, or more likely when the negative is separated from the paper after exposure, perhaps due to moisture content. I use a vacuum frame and the pressure, even though not great, may cause the separation. With FO Pt./PD I typically dry the coated paper only about fifteen minutes and have never had this kind of issue. With the POP process I am finding that there is some risk of the white spots unless drying times are much longer. As I mentioned earlier, I am working in a room with RH of about 50-55%. Of course, the problem might be something else, such as something in the sensitizer or method of coating. I am very new to this method of printing and still trying to learn to recognizes the cause of problems.
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