Alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca July 2001: Re: I want to do daguer

From: Robert W. Schramm (schrammrus@hotmail.com)
Date: 07/19/01-04:04:16 PM Z

Zant,

Although you have already been given excellant advice from list members I thought I would mention that I have several daguerreotypes on my web page. Go to: www.schrammstudio.com While you are there click on where it says further information which has a link to the Daguerreian Society. Also, the process you are thinking of is the Becequerrel method which uses red light to develop the plate. For this process the plate is fumed in iodine vapor only (bromine fuming is omitted). It is not very practical in that exposure times are around 20 minutes and development may take several hours.

You really need to attend a workshop and learn this process from a master daguerreotypist if you wish to be successful. There are many things that have to been shown to you that cannot be adequately discribed in words or pictures. Also you need to learn how to safely handle iodine, bromine and mercury vapor if you do not already know.

If I can answer any further questions, let me know.

Good luck,

Bob Schramm

Check out my web page at:

http://www.SchrammStudio.com

also look at:

http://www.wlsc.wvnet.edu/www/pubrel/photo.html

>From: zant zant

>Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca

>To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca

>Subject: I want to do daguerreotypes!

>Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 22:20:16 +0000

>Hello I’m new to this list. I was wondering if there are any people

>out there making daguerreotypes?

>I have a couple of questions for people doing daguerreotypes...

>1. Where can you get plates made? I want to eventually do 8X10’s

>2. Where can I get chemicals for sensitizing the plate?

>3. Finally are there newer alternative chemicals used for

>sensitizing, developing and fixing? I know that mercury vapors were

>used in the original process to develop. I was wondering if there is

>a safer way of developing out the image. I believe there is a

>process involving a filter placed on the exposed plate then exposing

>it to light to create a latency image. Then all you would have to do

>is fix it.

>Of course I have more questions then this but I’ll start with these.

>Any info or links to info would be appreciated. I live in San

>Francisco so if there is anyone doing this around the bay area I

>would love to see some of the plates made. Thank you. –Chris

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Re: I want to do daguerreotypes!