[alt-photo] Re: Getting started with gum dichromate printing

[Edward Draper]

Can I recommend, as a recent convert to gum printing, that you use the
wonderful recipe's in Randall Webb's book 'Spirits of Salts'?

I found it very practical and an excellent starting point

Edward



On 8 April 2010 16:14, Tom Kershaw <tom at tomkershaw.com> wrote:

> Within the last 6 months or so I've become more interested in colour
> photography, and as such I'm exploring some of the alternative printing
> options to inkjet or RA-4. Considering the current non-feasibility of dye
> transfer printing, the two major strands that emerge are colour carbon
> (unrealistic until I've started making good monochrome carbon prints), and
> gum dichromate.
>
> PF Journal #1 is available as a PDF download from the
> alternativephotography.com website.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> Paul Viapiano wrote:
>
>> Agree with Diana on this...it's PF Journal #1, but in almost every issue
>> there is an incredible wealth of info on gum. There is another issue in
>> particular that I return to all the time that features four (?) gum printers
>> and their methods, Keith Gerling being one of my faves...
>>
>> But in the end, gum is one of those things that just needs printing
>> experience, and because of the process it takes a lot of time to work
>> through. It's been a year for me now, and I feel I'm just now beginning to
>> get a grip on it.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana Bloomfield" <
>> dhbloomfield at bellsouth.net>
>> To: "The alternative photographic processes mailing list" <
>> alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 7:34 AM
>> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Getting started with gum dichromate printing
>>
>>
>>  Hi Tom,
>>>
>>> Sorry to say I haven't read Chris's article, although she was very
>>> helpful to me in emails when I was starting to gum print (thanks, Chris!),
>>> but  by far-- the most helpful and detailed (with  illustrations no less)
>>> are Judy's PF Journal articles.  There was one  particular issue that was
>>> very detailed, for beginners.  My copy is  pretty stained and dog-eared now,
>>> but it was incredibly helpful.  I  don't have it in front of me, so I don't
>>> know which issue it is-- but  if you don't have it-- or any of them-- you
>>> may as well order all the  copies now.  Those PF Journals I return to all
>>> the time-- incredibly  informative and really interesting.  Katharine's
>>> website is helpful,  too, and I thought Sam's article on Unblinking Eye was
>>> good as well.   By far, though, for starting-- I do think Judy's
>>> step-by-step  instructions can't be beat.
>>>
>>> Diana
>>> On Apr 8, 2010, at 10:14 AM, Tom Kershaw wrote:
>>>
>>>  I'm considering whether to try gum printing, partly to gain some
>>>> experience with separation processes in anticipation of working with colour
>>>> carbon printing at some point in the future. Is Christina Anderson's 2008
>>>> article on alternativephotography.com  still a good place to start?
>>>>
>>>> Tom Kershaw
>>>>
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