Jaceck
( and All
),
I
think it safe to say that what you thought about less detail
with paper negs
is generally true. Those working with paper negs dont mind this. It
depends on the style of the work in progress.
We are in the
field of alternative photography processes ( sometimes ) which, of course, often
swings away from the purist silver
gelatine approach to picture making
and loss of detail is quite desireable
in the finished print. Even
with silver gelatine work loss of detail was
often sought after by the use
of various means, as with some pictorialist and the ''Linked Ring''
and '' Sessionists''. ( Alvin Langdon Coburn and many
others.
)
Having said that it is surprising how much detail can be
retained from the
original negative using paper negs. Silver gelatine paper
negs can
achieve greater detail, using the right paper, than digital paper
negs. Its a useful topic with many opinions based on the experience of those
who have actually made and used paper
negs.
Looking forard to the discussion, maybe.
Best
John- Photographist -
London - UK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jacek"
<gonsaj@iinet.net.au>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 12:29 PM
Subject: Paper
negative
>
> Other than the transparency route of producing
negatives for alt
> processes, what are the pros and cons of the Paper
negative route? I
> always thought a paper negative wouldnt give
all the detail a transparency
> negative would give?
>
Cheers
> Jacek
Jaceck
( and All
),
I
think it safe to say that what you thought about less detail
with paper negs
is generally true. Those working with paper negs dont mind
this.
It depends on the style of the work in
progress.
We are in the field of alternative photography processes (
sometimes )
which, of course, often swing away from the purist silver
gelatine approach
to picture making and loss of detail is quite desireable
in the
finished print. Even with silver gelatine work loss of detail was
often
sought after by the use of various means, as with pictorialist and the
''Linked Ring'' and '' Sessionists''. ( Alvin Langdon Coburn and many
others.
)
Having said that it is surprising how much detail can be
retained from the
original negative using paper negs. Silver gelatine paper
negs can
achieve greater detail, using the right paper, than digital paper
negs. Its a useful topic with many opinions based on the experience of those
who have actually made and used paper
negs.
Looking forard to the discussion, maybe.
Best
John- Photographist -
London - UK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jacek"
<gonsaj@iinet.net.au>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 12:29 PM
Subject: Paper
negative
>
> Other than the transparency route of producing
negatives for alt
> processes, what are the pros and cons of the Paper
negative route? I
> always thought a paper negative wouldnt give
all the detail a transparency
> negative would give?
>
Cheers
> Jacek
Jaceck
( and All
),
I
think it safe to say that what you thought about less detail
with paper negs
is generally true. Those working with paper negs dont mind
this.
It depends on the style of the work in
progress.
We are in the field of alternative photography processes (
sometimes )
which, of course, often swing away from the purist silver
gelatine approach
to picture making and loss of detail is quite desireable
in the
finished print. Even with silver gelatine work loss of detail was
often
sought after by the use of various means, as with pictorialist and the
''Linked Ring'' and '' Sessionists''. ( Alvin Langdon Coburn and many
others.
)
Having said that it is surprising how much detail can be
retained from the
original negative using paper negs. Silver gelatine paper
negs can
achieve greater detail, using the right paper, than digital paper
negs. Its a useful topic with many opinions based on the experience of those
who have actually made and used paper
negs.
Looking forard to the discussion, maybe.
Best
John- Photographist -
London - UK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jacek"
<gonsaj@iinet.net.au>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 12:29 PM
Subject: Paper
negative
>
> Other than the transparency route of producing
negatives for alt
> processes, what are the pros and cons of the Paper
negative route? I
> always thought a paper negative wouldnt give
all the detail a transparency
> negative would give?
>
Cheers
> Jacek
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