From: Cor Breukel (cor@lumc.nl)
Date: 04/11/00-02:19:19 AM Z
Suzanne Izzo wrote:
> 1. I've been wanting to do some albumen printing for some time mostly
> because of how beautiful I find the early work like that of Watkins.
> It occurred to me, however, that perhaps the look that I like so much is
> not due solely to the albumen process but rather to the combination of the
> collodion plate and the albumen paper. Is it possible to get the same
> look with a silver negative?
>
..collodium negatives are supposed to have a (much) more linear and
longer curve (exposure versus density) than silver negatives..
Should you want to use a orthochromatic film: try lith film (Freestyle
APH). No problem to reach ha high Dmax needed for albumen.
Good luck,
Cor
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