[alt-photo] comments on gum printing videos

[Charles Ryberg]

I note some interesting aspects of the videos:

The demonstrators all put their hands in the wash water.  One even scrubs 
his brushes with his hands.

They all have enormous amounts of space and expensive equipment.

They all appear to use black ink for negatives.

All the negatives appear to be very thin.  Yet I read here that many of you 
have to manipulate your printer to lay down extra ink.  With my ink set 
black is the only ink that blocks enough light to give me a paper white tone 
and my curve is such that I get a really dark negative.

Interesting.     Charles,   Portland Oregon