[alt-photo] Re: fumed silica

Francesco Fragomeni fdfragomeni at gmail.com
Fri Dec 16 17:04:51 GMT 2011


Dick,

I've seen some very interesting work being done using fumed silica to
produce striking Cyanotype on glass. Let me know if you haven't seen this
and I'll see if I can forward some examples to you and connect you with the
artist if you aren't already connected.

-Francesco

On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Richard Sullivan <richsul at earthlink.net>wrote:

> We've gotten some very positive reports on this from the field. At least
> one
> atelier printer is using it for their platinum work.
>
> It's still in its experimental stage. There are numerous ways it can be
> used
> so the permutations are virtually endless.
>
> The best way to start may be using it dry. The Athenatype video on Vimeo is
> a good tutorial The first part is dry coating:
>        http://thecarbonworks.com/blog/?cat=38
>
>
> Compiled notes:
>        http://thecarbonworks.com/blog/?p=16
>
>
> Used on Cyanotype:
>        http://thecarbonworks.com/blog/?cat=4
>
> We have done one test that indicates that it makes Pt/Pd work well on
> buffered papers and several reports from the field that confirm this.
> Howard
> Efner thinks this could be due to the Lewis pH effect.
>
> --Dick Sullivan
>
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> Christina Anderson
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> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Post Factory Magazine complete
>
> 9 issues for $42 is ridiculously cheap for what you get. I would order two
> copies (generic "I" as I already have 2 copies). One I keep at school, one
> at home.
> They are filled with a wealth of information but more than that they are an
> historical account of those practicing alt. AND this list (thanks, Gord!!)
> I assume once they are gone they are gone? Or is the daughter continuing to
> publish more?
> I have always felt they should be scanned and bound in one volume, like
> what
> Jeremy was doing with Camera Work, but it might be too costly as the size
> is
> not an easy one to print, over 8.5x11 I think each way by 1/2 inch or
> something.
> 8.5x10.75 gives a huge savings because 4 can fit in a folio or some such
> thing at that size.
> If the daughter had the files on hand still in Pagemaker or whatnot, it
> would not be too big of a task to put in InDesign and publish as a book.
> One thing I notice about revising topics such as Exp and Alt (Exp being the
> bw darkroom) is that a lot of stuff in alt doesn't get dated :)
> Thus the PF Journals will continue to be useful even if never revised one
> ounce.
> The main thing in alt that has drastically changed, I have noticed in
> perusing the archives email by email, is digital negatives. Oh, and PVA
> size. Oh, and NA2 contrast agent. Hmm...now that I say that I'm sure others
> will come to mind, but surely diginegs. In the beginning there was a lot of
> talk about paper negs.
> But I'm only on year 96!
> Chris
>
> Christina Z. Anderson
> christinaZanderson.com
>
> On Dec 16, 2011, at 2:23 AM, Kees Brandenburg wrote:
>
> > The magazine is still available for $42.
> >
> >
> http://www.alternativephotography.com/wp/alt-proc/post-factory-photography
> >
> > As Malin posted recently Judy's daughter Jessica takes care of orders and
> can be reached at postfactoryjournal at gmail.com
> >
> >
>
> http://lists.altphotolist.org/pipermail/alt-photo-process-list/2011-November
> /004429.html
> >
> > Kees
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 15 dec. 2011, at 17:52, Robert Hall wrote:
> >
> >> I have a second copy, complete, very good condition for sale. Asking
> $250.
> >>
> >> If interested, please contact me off list.
> >>
> >> Robert (dot) G (dot) hall (@) gmail (dot) com  (it's a test :)
> >>
> >> Robert Hall
> >> www.RobertHall.com <http://www.roberthall.com/>
> >> www.RobertHall.com/workshops <http://www.roberthall.com/workshops>
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