RE: Daguerreotype Gallery
Hi Chris, thanks for the kind words :-). It is very nice to get such positives responses. Yes, the blue happens in overexposed highlights. Daguerreians call it solarisation, and I think it is similar to solarization on film. There was this Ansel Adams photo where the overexposed sun turned black. I have a similar effect on one plate, where the outside of the sun is blue but the (brighter) center is black. The "modern" is to say that these daguerreotypes were made recently, as opposed to the 1850s. I do use the same process as the daguerrians used back then (not the Becquerel one). Good luck with your switch to the Mac. Apple does make gorgeous displays, and I wouldn't mind having this new 27" one... for work, because thankfully making daguerreotypes doesn't require computers. All the best, gregory -----Original Message----- From: Christina Anderson [mailto:zphoto@montana.net] Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 10:12 AM To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca Subject: Re: Daguerreotype Gallery Gregory, These are gorgeous. I love that blue that happens in the blown out places. How are you able to scan that/reproduce that on screen I wonder? When I try to photograph chromos they do not translate well (the silver in them doesn't). I especially love the American series--the one of the two diverging roads. Very contemporary subject matter and the little teeny edifices in juxtaposition with the diverging paths is evocative on a number of different theoretical levels. Do you mean "modern" as in process--in other words, are you using the Becquerel process or whatnot? I am spacey today--in the process of biting the bullet and going totally MAC (have been at work, now at home), and transferring 300 gigs of files to this new computer. Bit by bit. And trying to make the switch from Outlook Express to the Mac mail. UGH. Chris On Oct 24, 2009, at 3:05 PM, Gregory Popovitch wrote: > Hi all, > > Please come visit my new gallery of modern daguerreotypes at > http://www.dagartist.com. I would love to hear your thoughts! > > Thanks, > > Gregory Popovitch >
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