Re: "Antiquarian Avant Garde" and Nostalgia and spleening my vent

[John Cremati <johnjohnc@core.com>]

       The subject matter of the tea kettle on the porch of the log cabin
although is possibly traditional still life subject matter  is  new to the
photographer that took it..Hopefully he will evolve,  but if in his eyes
that is what is beautiful when he shot it  then I believe  that is what
really counts...
       It seems the whole world is getting so modular and manicured.  To me
a few rough edges just indicates " Hand Made" although sometimes it
distracts from the image...My two bits.....John Cremati
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Linne" <photoassistant@hotmail.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 12:17 AM
Subject: "Antiquarian Avant Garde" and Nostalgia and spleening my vent


> One thing that really pissed me off about this book (and alot of alt work
> these days) is how they glorify the rough edges and "mistakes" of alot of
> early processes. No wet plate worker worth his salts would have shown a
> plate with the rough edges and blemishes that so many present day
> practitioners seek.  I don't understand why the "mistakes" have become the
> prevailing aesthetic. The processes are so beautiful on their own. Also,
why
> do so many wet plate workers shoot the exact same subject matter that
> photographers did in the 1800's. I saw some Spagnoli dags that were taken
in
> NYC recently. Those were beautiful. Do we really need another wetplate of
an
> antique tea kettle on the porch of a log cabin?
>
> William
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christina Z. Anderson" <zphoto@montana.net>
> To: "Alt Photo List" <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 8:15 PM
> Subject: chrome alum
>
>
> >       Sandy King (or anyone else in the know), a while back you said you
> > usually use chrome alum for hardener, sometimes potassium alum, too.
You
> > mentioned mixing 2 g of chrome alum (the purple stuff)  per 1000 ml of
> > gelatin solution.  This is about 1/2 tsp.  How much *gelatin* do you use
> in
> > your 1000 ml--my formula calls for 2 tsp Knox gelatin, does yours, too?
> >      I'm starting to work with tiles and glass to get liquid emulsion to
> > stick, and a student wants to try to sub glass with the chrome alum
> solution
> > for gum; she tried it already with varnish and a mild sanding and the
gum
> > totally came off.  She was inspired by my telling her a while back about
> > Sarah Van Keuren's students doing gum on glass. Short of a sandblaster,
> > we're going to keep trying.
> > Chris
> >
> >
>