Carl Weese (cjweese@wtco.net)
Wed, 20 Jan 1999 11:28:43 -0500
List Mind:
I have a question for everyone regarding the proofing of original film
by photographers working in alternate processes. Most alt processes are
either expensive, time-consuming, or both and most photographers don't
expect every exposure to be a "keeper". So how do you
inspect/examine--proof--your negatives to decide which ones are worth
printing in platinum, or gum, or carbon, or whatever?
Proofs in silver present several problems: many alt processes demand
negatives unsuited to the scale of conventional silver papers, and a
proof in silver may look so different from the intended final result
that it isn't really helpful.
I've been making digital proofs of my 8x10 work. They don't look like
final prints either, but they are sufficient for me to evaluate the
potential of a negative. There's a snag with my 12x20 negatives though,
since my little flatbed scanner would require three sections to take in
the whole negative: it's faster (though much more expensive) to make a
proof in silver.
So, what do YOU do to proof your negatives intended for alternate
process final prints?
---Carl
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