Re: Paper negatives- Ink Selection

["Christina Z. Anderson" <zphoto@montana.net>]

Yup, it's the FAC.
Chris
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Gerling" <keith.gerling@gmail.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 1:57 PM
Subject: Re: Paper negatives- Ink Selection


> I have always worked with 1 to 1, but I'll try it.   I didn't label my
> bottles.  Is A the darker one?
>
> On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Christina Z. Anderson
> <zphoto@montana.net> wrote:
> > Keith,
> > Have you tried mixing your cyano 2A:1B to cut down one stop?
> >
> > I don't think the 15 min is out of line since I use Pictorico with gum 
> > and a
> > 6 minute exposure.
> >
> > Why aren't you using full strength am di? Or 15% perhaps, instead of pot 
> > di
> > to decrease your times, too?
> > Chris
> >
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > > Hi Loris,
> > >
> > > My gums require 15 minutes with oiled negatives.  I would really like
> > > to reduce this.  Also, cyanotypes made with the same oiled negatives
> > > require exposure times of 30-45 minutes.  How does this compare with
> > > others?  It seems pretty long.
> > >
> > > Keith