[alt-photo] Re: New Platinum Prints

[Edward Draper]

Thank you for all your comments

Some so honest they made me wince - but hey I'm here to learn - and you
don't forget advice like that

I did spend a large amount of time on my negatives and calibrating them
using step wedges and correction factors that I applied with curves in
PhotoShop

I'm happy with that aspect

I did not realise that the artifacts from applying the salts to the paper
that I adore - and was one of the reasons for coming to these processes in
the first place - caused such a bad reaction.

I love the brush strokes and will stick with them

I did not acidify my Fabriano paper - and looking at some of the comments,
I'm not sure I need to

Who does use an acid wash with this paper?

What process do you follow?

What evidence do you have that it improves things?

Thanks


Edward


On 10 April 2010 20:42, Philippe Ayral <payral at gmail.com> wrote:

> Fabriano is well known for its need to be acidified. Did you ?
>
> 2010/4/10 <ender100 at aol.com>
>
> > Edward,
> >
> >
> > Not too bad for a start.  As someone else mentioned, there is a problem
> > with brushstrokes very apparent in the image portion of the print and low
> > DMax.  It could be that you are not using enough emulsion to coat or the
> > paper is not properly sized for pt/pd and is sucking in the emulsion or
> that
> > the paper is alkaline and needs an acid presoak—or all of the above.  You
> > might go with a paper that is known to work well with PT/PD and start
> there
> > with your trials.
> >
> >
> > Mark Nelson
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Edward Draper <ercdraper at gmail.com>
> > To: The alternative photographic processes mailing list <
> > alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org>
> > Sent: Sat, Apr 10, 2010 7:37 am
> > Subject: [alt-photo] New Platinum Prints
> >
> >
> > Dear All
> >
> > I ma very interested to hear comments on these prints
> >
> > They are all done on Fabriano 50-50
> >
> > http://www.gumprint.me.uk/Gum_Print_Me/Platinum_prints.html
> >
> > Let me know what you think
> >
> >
> > Edward
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