RE: Hill

["Robert W. Schramm" <schrammrus@hotmail.com>]

I would be really interested in the reference which revealed Hill's Color 
Dag process to be a fraud.
The Daguerrian Society published a papper in which some people claimed to 
have produced color dags by Hill's process. It included some photos which 
looked fairly conviencing. I have always been skeptical about the Hill 
process because I cannot think of a wqay in which the colors could be 
generated. Also, as I recall, Hill never did give specific  directions on 
how to make color dags. One think I might mention is that if you over expose 
a Dag you will get a beautiful bright blue in the highlights (see my web 
page), but there is a physical reason for this.

Bob Schramm
Check out my web page at:

 http://www.SchrammStudio.com








> From: Judy Seigel <jseigel@panix.com>
> Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: Hill
> Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:54:22 -0500 (EST)
>
>
> On Sun, 14 Jan 2007, etienne garbaux wrote:
>
> > ...I also spent some time researching the Hill
> > "color Daguerrotype" process (later revealed to have been a fraud, 
> > produced
> > by hand coloring).
> You speak of Levi Hill? (The name that comes to mind.) More years ago than 
> I can recall I picked up a book at Harvey Zucker's A Photographer's Place 
> with a title something like "Levi Hill Was Right." A group of contemporary 
> photographers DID replicate his effects and even explained why others 
> hadn't been able to and like that. Having no intention myself of EVER doing 
> anything in daguerreotype, and being in fact quite committed to hand 
> coloring, I didn't buy the book, only skimmed it once over lightly. Not 
> that it, too, couldn't have been a fraud, but it had an air of sincerity & 
> fact (also of Hill's frustration & heartbreak for loss of his triumph). 
> Harvey might recollect more. He's still at the same address on Mercer St. I 
> can look it up if need be. but maybe google has something.
>
> Judy
>
>
> > Actually, most of my time at GEH was spent just admiring the works of dead
> > photographers.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > etienne
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