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Re: Coffee as paper developer or make some mint tea!
I emailed Scott Williams and received the following reply about coffee
developer:
> Hi Darryl,
>
> Thanks for the note. Unfortunately, I ran out about two weeks after the
> article was published, moved, and haven't seen my copy since. The pictures
> are not that necessary for understanding the process. We did some
> experiments with a much better developer; that is, boiled mint leave
> extract. Take a package of store bought fresh mint lives, boil the leaves
> until the solution (about a liter of water) is a dark green; and then, add a
> tablespoon of bicarbonate of soda. Much stronger working developer than
> coffee, and it smells better too. The active ingredient is the same as with
> coffee. Works very well on film. You can't get more green than that.
>
> Good luck.
> Scott
>
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Darryl Baird
Assistant Professor of Art
Photography & Graphic Design
University of Michigan-Flint