Re: Salted Paper

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From: Joe Portale (jportale@gci-net.com)
Date: 08/31/02-11:34:36 AM Z


Sandy,

Can you explain the stain a little better? There is an effect that is
referred to as veiling that acts like a generalized fog over the surface of
the print. This can be caused by excessive iron in the rinse water. Also,
as you already know, paper sizing can have adverse effects. What formula
are you using? Is the plain salt and silver nitrate formula? If you are
using the ammonium chloride and sodium citrate are you keeping these
chemicals in a 1:1 ratio? Have you ammoniated your sensitizer?

Joe Portale
Tucson, AZ

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sandy King" <sanking@clemson.edu>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2002 8:05 AM
Subject: Salted Paper

>
> I wonder if anyone on the list has made top quality salted paper
> prints? If so I would really appreciate a good set of working
> directions. I have been playing around with salted paper for several
> years but have never managed to completely eliminate the problem of
> overall stain. The stain is visible as soon as the print is out of
> the first wash, and never clears. I always use distilled water for
> mixing both the silver nitrate and salting solutions, and have used
> a variety of papers, with no relief from the stain.
>
> Thanks for any comments or help with this problem, and again, I would
> really appreciate getting a specific set of working instructions from
> someone who has actually made good salted paper prints.
>
> Sandy King
>
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