From: James Romeo (jamesromeo@mac.com)
Date: 02/05/01-12:52:05 PM Z
Judy and Sarah
I have never realy worked with cyanotype. I have never cared for the blue.
You are right how nice color repo works it caught my eye.
It looked like if I worked with canotype and toneing it would give me a
image tone that would work fo me.
The first thing I did when I read what Sarah wrote was to look it up in
Post-Factory # 5.
I have never seen a toned cyanotype before. Thank you all.
which remands me I have to re-new my subscription.
James
> From: Judy Seigel <jseigel@panix.com>
> Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Date: Sun, 04 Feb 2001 18:21:01 -0500 (EST)
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Re: cyanotype
>
>
> On Sun, 4 Feb 2001, Sarah Van Keuren wrote:
>
>> While there are some nice upbeat passages in that View Camera article, on
>> the whole I found it disappointing and the cyanotypes that were reproduced
>> pretty dull. The authors, about whom nothing was written, perpetuate the
>> myth about peroxide intensification and miss out on the least damaging,
>> least noxious way of bleaching cyanotypes i.e. sodium carbonate. The
>
> Amazing how nice color repro and lots of ad pages give a reassuring sense
> of authenticity...
>
>> process seems to be offered as an antique alternative to laser and inkjet
>> but overlooks the idea of combining digital negatives with cyanotype. If I
>> did not know the cyanotype process already, this article would offer little
>> incentive to try it. The cyanotype that is hand-colored with Dr. Martin dyes
>> (notorious for their fugitive nature) exemplifies an aesthetic of
>
> I thought the FDA had passed a law against Dr. Martin's . Aiyeee!
>
>> hand-tinting that I reject. The authors would have done well to immerse
>> themselves in Mike Ware's 'Cyanotype' book and the latest issue of
>> Post-Factory. It surprised me that Steve Simmons chose to publish it in a
>> magazine that I otherwise respect.
>
> Sarah, I'm so glad I didn't see that article. Would have had to waste time
> & energy writing a correction... casting pearls before the snaggletoothed.
>
> Jim, Didn't you get Post-Factory #5? See page 41, et al. (If it didn't
> arrive, I'll send another.)
>
> Judy
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