[Alt-photo] Re: Papers for Palladium

[BOB KISS]

DEAR CATHERINE,

            I live in Barbados in the tropics and my darkroom is usually
around 60% rel hum with the A/C on and up to 80% rel hum (or more during the
rainy season) with the A/C off and I STILL must rehumidify my coated paper
before printing or I get exactly those symptoms that you get; low Dmax,
gritty/grainy images, slower speed.  When I have rehumidified my paper, the
coated side feels cooler and slightly damp to the touch.  When I feel this I
get excellent prints.  If I print without feeling this, I get the problems
you described.

            So I sincerely feel that the problems are not with COT 320 or
Platine but because you do not rehumidify the paper before exposing.  Try it
with both the COT and Platine and see what happens.

                        CHEERS!

                                    BOB

 

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Bob, I have not been rehumidifying my paper after coating and drying though
the paper is in the room where the humidifier is on. I will try your
suggestion.
Thanks,
Catherine


Catherine Costolo
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On Nov 5, 2013, at 8:08 AM, BOB KISS wrote:

> DEAR CATHERINE,
>
>            Reading your e-mail below I didn't notice any mention of
> rehumidifying your paper after coating and drying it.  Whenever I have had
> lower than normal Dmax it has invariable been because I did not rehumidify
> my paper right before exposure.
>
>                        CHEERS!
>
>                                    BOB
>
>
>
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Of
> Catherine Costolo
> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 4:55 PM
> To: The alternative photographic processes mailing list
> Subject: [Alt-photo] Re: Papers for Palladium
>
>
>
> Thanks to all of you for contributing to this thread!
> My results have been very inconsistent. I received a brand new UV printer
> last summer and it has a built-in vacuum  frame. I have kept the humidity
at
> around 60% and my drop count on a sheet of 81/2 X 11 has been 12, 12, 1 (
> palladium, ferric oxalate, and NA2) On a sheet of 11 X 14 I have used 24,
> 24, 2. I am coating with a Richeson brush and my time is about 6 minutes.
I
> have never gotten a dmax greater then 1.30...maybe a few times it has been
a
> bit higher. My developer is Potassium Oxalate and then I was washing in
> Citric acid with EDTA added.
> In August I worked with Jon Cone's PDZN system.
> I have not done any work since August but want to get started again.
> I have posted on my Flicker page two items. One has 5 -21 step grayscale
> linearizations that correspond to 5 of Jon's curves and the other item is
> the same photo printed with 4 different curves from Jon Cone. Maybe you
can
> tell something from looking at them.
> I will appreciate any comments and suggestions.
> The link is:http://www.flickr.com/photos/lasignorina/
>
> Thanks so much,
> Catherine
>
>
>
>
> Catherine Costolo
> Independent Beauty Consultant with Mary Kay Cosmetics(404) 252 -2181
> (404)291-2181 (cell)
> Visit my website 24/7 www.marykay.com/ccostolo
> Happiness is like jam.....you can't spread it around without getting a
> little on yourself.
>
>
> On Nov 3, 2013, at 8:48 PM, Catherine Costolo wrote:
>
>> Hi!
>> I have used both Cot 320 and Arches Platine but have not had much success
> with them. Also I was told that Cot 320 does not give good dmax.
>> Any suggestions for a paper I might try? Has anyone tried the Revere
paper
> from Legion?
>> Thanks.
>> Catherine
>>
>>
>> Catherine Costolo
>> Independent Beauty Consultant with Mary Kay Cosmetics(404) 252 -2181
>> (404)291-2181 (cell)
>> Visit my website 24/7 www.marykay.com/ccostolo
>> Happiness is like jam.....you can't spread it around without getting a
> little on yourself.
>>
>>
>
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