From: Marek Matusz [mailto:marekmatusz@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:00 AM To:
alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca Subject: Direct vs. transfer carbon
print
All, So I made a set of prints. One is the carbon
transfer print. Old fashioned. I was just aiming for the middle tone density
to match my other print. I am not the carbon transfer master printer and this
is not intended to be a perfect print. Second print is gum / bleach develop
with the same middle tone density. Made from the same negative, very close
exposure as well. My point here is to compare tonality of both prints. Both in
the shadows and in highlights. Smooth gradation that is so characteristic of
carbon transfer is also evident in gum/bleach develop. Same carbon black
pigment was used in both prints. Other dead giveaways of carbon
transfer are evident (frilled adges, holes, etc). I actually was looking for
the non-perfect/hand made artifacts of the transfer process. http://picasaweb.google.com/marekmatusz1/DirectCarbon
Marek
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