Re: Fresson documentary
As I recall you can view that film (in low resolution) at their site for free . . . the pyrotechnic photography (nothing at all to do with Fresson) is unusual . . . creative . . . unusually creative . . . I really do admire how the French enjoy life! Art On Thu, 24 May 2007 10:37:40 0200, Kees Brandenburg wrote > This Fresson talk made me remember having seen (in 1987 or so) a > french documentary about the Fresson process. In this film you > actually can see their horizontal enlarger in use, but not the > coating machine and there are interviews with the Fressons and > photographers they work with. They also show step by step the > printing of a Bernard Faucon print. > > Le Procédé Fresson, Jean Real, 1986 > I found some info about it in a french documentary database: http:// > tinyurl.com/ynkwk2 > Even found a clip and a payed download here: http:// > www.rolandcollection.com/home.aspx#D451 > > In that same year 1987 I also saw many large fresson prints (by > Bernard Faucon, Michel Séméniako, Bernard Plossu) and they where > great prints. Later I saw a very ugly small fresson print showed to > me by a Dutch Photographer who had to beg and wait many, many years > for his print. I think fressons are better when large, but it might > also be the special contact between the Fressons and the priviliged > lucky ones they work with, that makes the extra touch. > > -kees -- WOW! Homepage (http://www.wowway.com)
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