[alt-photo] Re: argyrotype and paper

[Loris Medici]

Christina, I had good experience with Masa a couple of years ago...
Masa is (was - I don't know its current price) cheap enough. Works
well with pt/pd and new cyanotype too...

Regards,
Loris.


2011/2/10 Christina Anderson <zphoto at montana.net>:
> Francis,
> Is this paper also good for platinum perchance? Then I can order a larger quantity as we move on to platinum next.
> Chris
>
> Christina Z. Anderson
> christinaZanderson.com
>
> On Feb 10, 2011, at 9:59 AM, francis schanberger wrote:
>
>> Try Coventry Rag Vellum White. Occasionally I have noticed strange circular
>> variations in the darkest ground that look like they were caused by air
>> bells but it prints are very nice brown (on the cool side) in VDB.
>>
>> -francis
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Christina Anderson <zphoto at montana.net>wrote:
>>
>>> Dear All,
>>>
>>> I'm in the argyrotype unit in class right now. Papers that used to be
>>> beautiful a number of years back are no longer, but print grey and yukky.
>>> Weston paper is great, as usual, but those that prefer a white background
>>> are SOL on that paper. That paper is also excellent for cyanotype. Bienfang
>>> vellum is good. But Rives BFK and now Stonehenge vellum (surface) are really
>>> poor. Anyone have any luck with these two papers by acidifying first? Any
>>> paper recommendations? I'm sad that Rives has changed because it used to
>>> print so wonderfully bittersweet chocolatey brown.
>>>
>>> I've got Crane's Cover and Arches Platine here to sell to the students but
>>> honestly, convincing them to pay $8 or $9 for one sheet of paper (Platine)
>>> is a bit difficult.
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> Christina Z. Anderson
>>> christinaZanderson.com
>>>
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