Re: Five Stages to Javelle Gum Print
Of course, I have only 3 more prints to show. The 2 other prints (trial 2 and 4) on sized paper have flaked / flagged so much that I just brushed off the whole emulsion (thinking I may use the papers later again). Trial 1: http://www.loris.medici.name/gum/bleach_trial_1.jpg Not enough pigment, too much dichromate, too much exposure. If I got the dichromate and exposure amounts right it could made a nice print - even if the blackest blacks are not enough to justify the bleaching procedure. Trial 3: http://www.loris.medici.name/gum/bleach_trial_3.jpg Too much pigment, too much exposure. I had to bleach the print more than I would consider "normal" now, in order to be able to get an image. The result is too harsh, not pleasing at all. Trial 5: http://www.loris.medici.name/gum/bleach_trial_5.jpg Ok pigment, ok dichromate, ok exposure but ruined while trying to finish it with polyurethane - while the print wasn't hard enough. (See the brushmarks and how the emulsion came off.) I was afraid of ruining the good print so I didn't try to coat it with polyurethane later. Hope this helps, Loris. > From: John Grocott <john.grocott403@ntlworld.com> > Reply-To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca> > Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:54:17 +0000 > To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca> > Subject: Five Stages to Javelle Gum Print > > Loris, > You mentioned that there were five stages leading to the final > exquisite portraits of your wife which you informed us were made using gum > with bleach method. Would it be too much to ask of you to offer us another > little w/s showing the imperfect results of these stages ? One often > learns more from mistakes / failures than from the final achievments. > > Thank you so much if this is possible. > > Ciao. John - Photographist - London - UK > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Loris Medici" <mail@loris.medici.name> > To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca> > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 4:13 PM > Subject: Re: Bleach-development with gum > > >> For those who are interested, I've made a simple web page showing the >> print: >> >> 1. before clearing >> 2. after clearing >> and >> 3. a 100% crop (was scanned at 300ppi) >> >> See: http://www.loris.medici.name/gum/bleach_clear.html >> >> Regards, >> Loris.
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