[alt-photo] Re: How do you reproduce your work?

[Loris Medici]

Hi Sam,

First, I see that you use gmail. That's a side effect of using gmail (I mean
not getting back your own messages). If you use the web interface your
message to the list shows up in the thread (because you compose it there)
but if you use an external mail client (such as Outlook) you don't get back
your messages and since it wasn't composed in the thread view you can't see
it in the thread where it belongs. You can find it in the sent mail folder
only. I wasn't experiencing such a weird issue before migrating to gmail;
for me that behaviour started with gmail...

As for the borders and (most importantly) paper base issue. I choose to show
or not the borders according to image and context, there are no set rules.
OTOH, I always prefer to translate the image with true paper base showing.
For that purpose I scan (or photograph) the print by putting a small piece
of Yupo (very bright and neutral paper) at one side. I then set the white
point from Yupo. (After averaging, I don't use point sample...) I do similar
thing for the blacks, I have a fully exposed and developed piece of glossy
piece s/g paper which is affixed to the Yupo, I set the black point using
that. For the moment I don't print with a process which is capable of
surpassing the blacks I can get from s/g paper. That way, I have a pretty
correct reproduction of the print. (My scanner is IT8 calibrated BTW.
Digital camera is easy; I just make custom white balance setting with a gray
card or by the yupo piece...)

Regards,
Loris.

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Subject: [alt-photo] How do you reproduce your work?

Wow. The list is so quiet.

My posts didn't seem to have shown up, so maybe there are still hiccups.

Anyhow, let me see if anyone might like to respond, in case this message
does reach the list: in publications, how do you like to show your alt work?
That is, other than accuracy of colors etc, how do you treat the paper
outside of the image area? Would you crop it all out or would you leave a
faint paper color and texture?

I know it's something to be determined on a case by case basis, but is there
a general feeling that for hand coated alt processes, only the coated area
is important, or how about the way the coated area sits on the paper
surface? The question can be important especially when the highlights are
more of the color of the paper itself, and when the paper is not very white
to begin with.

How about some discussions?

Sam Wang