From: James Romeo (jromeo@iopener.net)
Date: 04/15/00-03:47:17 PM Z
As I said in my last re I have made many very good alt-process prints from enlarged
negs made from color slides.
Yes the best can be done with a neg done with my 8x10 in B/W
But if you have many slides you have shot over the years that you feel you
would like to work with it can be done.
A lot of the ones I have worked were shot on the run I could never had done
them with my view camera.
It is allso a one step process positive to neg.
Your contrast and density can be controled with the filters,film and process.
Yes again the best is the large format neg. I have found that many of the enlarged ngs
I have made from the color 35mm and 6x6 are as good as the enlarged negs I have
made from 35mm and 6x6 B/W and less work.
James Romeo
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From: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Subject: Color transparency to B&W-On the other hand.
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2000 16:22:14 -0400 (EDT)
Several different photography texts I have checked say that color
images have a tonal range of 8:1 to 16:1 at best, while black and
white images have a tonal range of 144:1 to 256:1 at best.
I have seen color images that have been reproduced, in print, in
black and white and they always look "flat." I have always assumed
that it was because of the limited tonal range.
I woul think that this would be a good reason for shooting B & W
film as opposed to converting a color positive to B & W.
Bob Schramm
Check out my web page at:
http://www.geocities.com/schrammr1/schramm_studioa.htm
also look at:
http://www.wlsc.wvnet.edu/www/pubrel/photo.html
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