[alt-photo] Re: Paper Negatives

[Marek Matusz]

Paul,

the ballet class is just wonderful, soft and dreamy and with just a hint of clour to leave the rest up to my imagination

Marek 
 
> From: newcombr at uga.edu
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> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 21:04:30 -0500
> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Paper Negatives
> 
> paul,
> I think they are lovely! 
> I'm impressed!
> Robert Newcomb
> 
> ---- Original message ----
> >Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:01:09 -0800
> >From: alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org (on behalf of "Paul Viapiano" <viapiano at pacbell.net>)
> >Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Paper Negatives 
> >To: "The alternative photographic processes mailing list" <alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org>
> >
> >Chris...
> >
> >I liked what I saw in Peter's work using the paper negs, so I started experimenting and liked the results enough to continue trying tricolor gum with them. Three pieces of paper are a lot less expensive than OHP, especially when trying out new ideas.
> >
> >That being said, I find OHP sharper, easier to register and more defined than paper negs, but not to the degree you'd expect. I found that the paper being used for the print itself played a bigger role. Paper negs printed on Fab EW were very detailed, while negs printed on Rives BFK were dreamy/grainy/ethereal-like.
> >
> >For me, they are just another tool in the kit.
> >
> >Here are two tricolor images with paper negs on Rives:
> >
> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/viapiano/4155163449/
> >
> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/viapiano/4138755731/
> >
> >Here's a tricolor image with paper negs on Fab EW:
> >
> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/viapiano/4066872861/
> >
> >And a single color on Rives:
> >
> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/viapiano/4235624537/
> >
> >These are all 2 minute sun exposures (So California cloudless).
> >
> >For the record, gum is the only process I've printed with the paper negs.
> >
> >Let me know what you think!
> >
> >Paul
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >From: <zphoto at montana.net>
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> >Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 10:19 AM
> >Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Paper Negatives
> >
> >
> >> Paul,
> >> Refresh my memory: what do you feel is the advantage of
> >> these waxed paper negatives over Inkpress, Pictorico, or
> >> Arista OHP? Taking time, mess, purchase of beeswax and
> >> Epson paper, for instance. Is there a visual effect that
> >> you achieve with the thicker paper? And if it is only cost,
> >> have you figured out a per-negative cost to doing it this
> >> way?
> >> I have never tried it, finding Pictorico excellent, but for
> >> BW this would have some good possibilities.
> >> Chris
> >
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