RE: Gum over Platinum print II
Katherine, No worry, I did not see your remark as a complain at all, and it is nice if one can compare different interpretations, I'll put some work in it, and try to optimase the images so that they approach the originals a bit better. Best, Cor > -----Original Message----- > From: Katharine Thayer [mailto:kthayer@pacifier.com] > Sent: woensdag 1 oktober 2008 17:02 > To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca > Subject: Re: Gum over Platinum print II > > Cor, it wasn't a complaint, just a comment; all I meant was that not > having the actual print to compare, I was relying on my memory to > make the comparison. I've had the same problem when I've put up a > page just to illustrate a point in a discussion. Sometimes those > pages stay around for a while, and sometimes, especially if the > images are big and take up a lot of space on the server (I only have > 10 MB for my website and my mail combined) they come down fairly > quickly. But I've had complaints from people who were going through > the list archives and are annoyed that a link is no longer > functional, a year or two later. It's no problem, really. Keep up > the good work, > Katharine > > > > > On Oct 1, 2008, at 5:21 AM, C.Breukel@lumc.nl wrote: > > > Hi Katherine, > > > > thanks for looking and commenting. The page was ment for a quick > > showing. Perhaps I should expand it a bit with different > > interpretations > > of this neg (and try better to match the colour on screen with the > > real > > thing). It is nice to see different stages of gum prints, one can > > learn > > quite lot form it! > > > > If I find the time I could perhaps put something together, > > > > Best, > > > > Cor > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Katharine Thayer [mailto:kthayer@pacifier.com] > >> Sent: dinsdag 30 september 2008 18:06 > >> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca > >> Subject: Re: Gum over Platinum print II > >> > >> Cor, I think I liked the first one better, although it seems to have > >> been replaced by the new one so I can't compare them except in my > >> memory. I liked the subtler tonalities of that one, FWIW. > >> Katharine > >> > >> > >> On Sep 30, 2008, at 8:26 AM, C.Breukel@lumc.nl wrote: > >> > >> > >>> I have uploaded a second version, this time I took a darker > >>> platinum print and used a mixture of Burnt Sienna:Azo Yellow Deep > >>> about 2:1, short exposure, 4 hours soak > >>> > >>> I could only match the colour approximatly, anyway... > >>> > >>> You can find it at: http://home.casema.nl/cordieuwke/ > >>> GumOverPlatinum.html. > >>> > >>> Best, > >>> > >>> Cor > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: C.Breukel@lumc.nl [mailto:C.Breukel@lumc.nl] > >>> Sent: Mon 29/09/2008 18:55 > >>> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca > >>> Subject: Gum over Platinum print > >>> > >>> Since the list is in a image sharing mode (which is great, I love > >>> to see the work of others!) I would like to share a first result > >>> (it is still work in progress) of my regretfully infrequent alt > >>> printing adventures: > >>> > >>> You can find it at: http://home.casema.nl/cordieuwke/ > >>> GumOverPlatinum.html > >>> > >>> The details, for those interested: > >>> > >>> I started out with a Kodak Infrared negative (35mm). It was made > >>> during our trip in May to Turkey. This one is from the wonderfull > >>> area of Cappadocia, near the town Neveshir (Judy: the girl running > >>> towards me on the image is my daughter, one of the twins..). > >>> > >>> I made enlarged negatives from it by revearsal a la Liam Lawless (I > >>> still work completely analogue..perhaps I am as we say in dutch "De > >>> laatste der Mohikanen"..leave the translation to you..;-).... I > >>> made several negatives with different Dmax densities by altering > >>> the flash time. > >>> > >>> My idea was to print a high contrast image with platinum, and than > >>> fill in with gum to lower the contrast and to add colour (with a > >>> low contrast negative). > >>> > >>> The paper I used is Canson Fonteney, smooth side, pre-shrunk but > >>> not sized (I hate sizing, and I know that this paper can take a few > >>> gum layers without staining). > >>> > >>> Only one gum coat is there: a weak Burnt Sienna. > >>> > >>> And know I have to think what next, keep it as such, or add some > >>> other colour (I am primairly a B&W person, scored a meager 37 on > >>> the colour IQ test..;-)..) > >>> > >>> Still have a few high contrast PT prints that need filling in, I > >>> am thinking about yellow.. > >>> > >>> Best, > >>> > >>> > >>> Cor > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > >
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