[alt-photo] Re: clearing pd prints...

[Diana Bloomfield]

Well, I recently did my taxes, and I like to separate out all my  
expenses on a spreadsheet, which tells me where all my money is  
going-- exactly where I'm spending it.  And since I've been doing gum  
printing (more than pt/pd, which used to be my first choice of alt  
process), I can't believe how much money I've saved.  And I have to  
admit, when I do any pt/pd printing now, it really does seem kind of  
boring, especially compared to gum printing.  I know I have a ton of  
people to thank on this list for that-- as I've been inspired and  
helped by all the terrific gum printers on this list, including Judy  
(the PF Journal, especially!); Keith (whose work I just find so  
appealing); Katharine, Chris, Jim, etc.  I'm still so intrigued by  
this process that I feel like I learn something new everyday, and I  
just love the way a print comes together-- especially with tri-color  
gums-- just never ceases to amaze me.   And I do really like that  
whole water bath development and going off to do something else. :)

Diana

On Mar 2, 2010, at 1:18 PM, Keith Gerling wrote:

> I feel exactly the same way, Judy.  I feel fortunate that I will  
> never make
> another PL/PD print.  I think I have YOU to thank for that!
>
> On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 10:02 PM, Judy Seigel <jseigel at panix.com>  
> wrote:
>
>> Hi guys,
>>
>> It's been such a pleasure to read this thread (among others),  
>> because my
>> system has been completely and totally screwed up (daughter used it  
>> all
>> morning on another planet) and it took me almost an hour just to  
>> get on line
>> (OK, it may not have been quite that long, but it seemed like it),  
>> plus the
>> nuances of "clearing pd prints" make gum printing seem SIMPLE !!  
>> (Soak print
>> face down in plain water while you eat breakfast.)
>>
>> THANKS so very much.... I feel better already.
>>
>> Judy
>>
>>