[alt-photo] Re: metallic/chromo/gold/halochrome/Seigel/Dalla Tana

[Alberto Novo]

Christina, 

> ... when he says "painting gold in the develop" is that in "the area that has been developed," correct?

No. As I wrote, that phrase is related to the first development and the 
literal translation from Italian is: "We use the base formula, gently 
brushing the print for 10 to 15 minutes. Then we lift the board and let the 
print drain." 

> Do you think that Stellatelli's process will answer some of these questions more accurately?

Maybe. 

> My guess is that it would be best to talk with Dalla Tana--in Italian--and he can perhaps give us the FULL story....

I had a phone talk with Dalla Tana more than a year ago, and he declared 
that his process was "a secret". In fact, he is teaching workshops with it. 
This was all but a collaborative attitude, and this made me not interested 
any more in a personal contact. I have nothing against Dalla Tana in 
particular, only against any type of "secret". 

Alberto
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