From: Keith Taylor (keithmtaylor@mac.com)
Date: 04/05/02-01:06:31 AM Z
Alejandro,
I coat the paper using a small spreader made from "velvet" wrapped
around a piece of plastic, 2" x 3". It's more of a synthetic velvet, if
that makes sense. For the larger prints it's just a matter of making a
larger version. I've used brushes which work OK for the smaller prints
but I just cannot make a rod/tube work for me. I did use a rod in
Britain which worked fine, but here in the USA, no way. The spreaders
are so easy to make in batches you don't have to worry too much about
cleaning them etc.
Can I tell the difference between prints? I guess the differences are
there if you look for them. A print from an in-camera negative 11x14 or
thereabouts will always be better ( or should be ) than a 3rd or 4th
generation image. But with careful working methods, choice of films etc.
it's possible to come extremely close.
Keith.
On Thursday, April 4, 2002, at 12:22 PM, Alejandro Lopez de Haro wrote:
> Hi Keith:
>
> When you say that the prints are all platinum, are you brush developing?
>
> Congratulations on your forthcoming coauthoring portfolio.
>
> On another thought, can you tell the difference from a p/p prints made
> from
> a non-enlarged negative and one from an enlarged negative?
>
> Regards,
>
> Alejandro López de Haro
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Taylor" <keithmtaylor@mac.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 4:59 AM
> Subject: DeCosse prints
>
>
>> Alejandro,
>> Cy's prints - all platinum - vary from 14" square through to about
>> 34" x
>> 20". The majority, as you say, are approx. 20" square. They are all
>> enlarged from either 120 or 4x5 negs. I have only experimented a
>> couple
>> of times with digital output using an imagesetter. That was for one of
>> the 34"x20" prints, but eventually, because of time constraints, I made
>> the negative using the Arista lith film, APHS. Too much to learn too
>> quickly!
>> Regarding your previous message about co-signing prints, that's a
>> tricky
>> one. All of the prints are made under Cy's supervision at his studio,
>> but I don't sign the prints. I've heard all the arguments for and
>> against the practise. I've just finished a portfolio of polymer
>> photogravures for Cy that will be co-signed though.
>> Regards,
>>
Keith Taylor
Minneapolis MN
(612) 721 2286
>>
>> On Wednesday, April 3, 2002, at 09:34 AM, Alejandro Lopez de Haro
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Keith:
>>>
>>> Just curious, de Cosse prints comes in all sizes, but I think the
>>> largest
>>> ones are: 23x18", are these made by a 20x24 camera or are these
>>> enlarged
>>> negatives? If so, are they digitally enlarged negatives?
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Alejandro
>>>
>>
>
>
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