regards,
Richard & Maria
Campos & Davis Photos
6 Cranbourne Road
London N10 2BT
Tel/Fax + 44 181 883 8638
email: campos-davis@lineone.net
WEB SITE: http://website.lineone.net/~campos-davis
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> From: Michael Taylor <Michael.Photography@btinternet.com>
> To: Campos & Davis <campos-davis@lineone.net>
> Subject: Re: Need help with making large negative.
> Date: Monday, May 18, 1998 11:38 PM
>
> >From Michael Taylor
>
>
> Hi! Have you seen the new Epson A3 PhotoEX printer - £300-00 (UK), 1441
> dpi.
>
> I've seen the 6-colour tests on paper - very good.
>
> If you have any details on the paper neg route I'd love to know - all the
> best with your work
>
>
> Michael
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Campos & Davis <campos-davis@lineone.net>
> To: Gabe <egabe@ix.netcom.com>; alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Date: 14 May 1998 19:29
> Subject: Re: Need help with making large negative.
>
>
> >Dear Gabe,
> >In case no one else answers you, and you get lost in the archives;
> >an easy, and cheap, way to make a large format negative is to print out
> >from
> >your computer using acetate (transparency) film, but this will not
usually
> >give a very good black.
> >What we have been doing, to make large negatives for cyanotype,
kalitype,
> >photo-etching and photo-gravure is to make paper negatives where the
black
> >prints very well.
> >The paper negative takes longer to expose, but gives a very good result,
> >and paper is much cheaper than the special acetate film.
> >You will need a computer programme which allows you to print out as a
> >negative ( that is convert the normal positive image you see on the
screen
> >to negative), and allows you to manipulate the contrast. You will need
to
> >practice at getting the right contrast for your chosen process.
> >We have, in the past, printed out many A4 size paper negatives, and then
> >lazer copied them at the local photo-copy shop up to A2 size. This has
> >worked very well.
> >
> >
> >Campos & Davis Photos
> >6 Cranbourne Road
> >London N10 2BT
> >Tel/Fax + 44 181 883 8638
> >email: campos-davis@lineone.net
> >WEB SITE: http://website.lineone.net/~campos-davis
> >
> >----------
> >> From: Gabe <egabe@ix.netcom.com>
> >> To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
> >> Subject: Need help with making large negative.
> >> Date: Wednesday, May 13, 1998 5:29 AM
> >>
> >> I have another "newbie" question for you all. I want to make a large
> >> negative so
> >> I can participate in all this excitement... and I do mean that because
I
> >> love
> >> learning about all the options. Now, since I don't have a large
> >> format
> >> camera, how can I achieve a large negative? Can I get an
> >> internegative? Can
> >> a lab do it for me? Can I use transparancy film in the computer on
> >> pictures I
> >> scan in? Is there somewhere you can turn me where I can find these
> >> answers.
> >> I'm in one of those situations where I'm so excited to get started
but
> >> I'm
> >> frustrated because I want to do it all at once.
> >>
> >>
> >> Gabe,
> >>
> >
>