[alt-photo] Re: SALT & COT 320

[Jeremy Moore]

Bob,

I'm with Christina in that it will look 'pale and blah'. Can you do what she
did in her 2-hr gum demo: do everything there, but be prepared to make a
great print.

You could, I assume, pre-salt the sheets of paper you will actually
sensitize and expose. Just take some unsalted paper and show them that step
then let them know it has to dry and harden--then whip out your pre-salted
paper and make your prints. People will understand this, you'll make prints
using your normal process that are good (no point in demoing and making
'blah' images), and you'll show the whole process.

-Jeremy-


> On Apr 9, 2010, at 7:55 AM, BOB KISS wrote:
>
> > DEAR LIST,
> >       I posted this yesterday but didn't receive any replies...maybe it
> > didn't go though so here it is again...
> >             Hi from Barbados!  A quick question…
> >             The local Museum has asked me to give a lecture on some of
> the
> > processes used to make some 19th century prints in their collection.
>  They
> > wanted me to demonstrate one of the processes so I opted for a salt
> print.
> > The trick is that they want me to do everything at the demo except mix
> the
> > solutions (which I will need to do ahead of time): i.e., coat the salt
> soln,
> > dry, coat the silver soln, dry, expose, salt wash bath, wash, tone, fix,
> > wash.  That means that I wouldn’t be able to salt the paper ahead of
> time.
> >       The formulae always use gelatin in the salt solution.  If I use COT
> > 320, a well gelatin sized paper, might I get away without putting gelatin
> in
> > the salt solution?  This would allow me to mix it a day or two before the
> > demo without the gelatin hardening.
> >       Thanks in advance for your suggestions…
> >                               CHEERS!
> >                                           BOB
> >
> >  Please check my website: http://www.bobkiss.com/
> >
> > "Live as if you are going to die tomorrow.  Learn as if you are going to
> > live forever".  Mahatma Gandhi
> >
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