cyanotype and selenium, (was partly: unhinged)

Philippe MOROUX (Philippe_Moroux@msn.com)
Sun, 21 Apr 96 08:44:54 UT

> PS. This morning the "selenium-toned" cyanotype is all but
> indistinguishable from the original in the shadows, slightly yellower
> in the midtones, and absent in the top two highlights.
>
>Judy
>

Exactly 8 years ago (that's going so fast), I toned silver bromide print with
an "ammonium ferric citrate/potassium ferricyanide" blue toning bath. Giving a
quite similar colour and chemical substance than cyanotype. To ensure
permanency I re-toned everything in the selenium soup. I was convinced of
course I had found "the way" and could sell the whole stuff with a label
behind, "selenium toned" as a guaranty that my work will survive myself.
I was wrong, I think that selenium even did the things worst.

..sous les ponts de Paris...

Philippe.

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