Re: Cyanotype curve

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From: epona (acolyta@napc.com)
Date: 08/06/03-12:36:16 PM Z


FDanB@aol.com wrote:

>The cyanotype curve on my disk was kindly contributed by Stephen Chalmers
>and was designed for imagesetter output, not inkjet. That's the main
>reason your 1280 negs are coming out with improper contrast for your
>cyanotype.
>
>Most people find that a platinum/palladium curve is a good starting point
>so you should download that 1280 curve from my site and start there. And
>yes, you do colorize on the 1280.
>
>Hope this helps!
>
>Dan
>
>Loris said...
>
>
>
>>There's a cyanotype curve in the companion CD of Dan's book (don't
>>remember the donator's name). What is the correct way of using that
>>curve? I made a "Color Table" spectral negative on Pictorico OHP (with a
>>Stylus Photo 890 - Photoshop color settings as supplied in Dan's web
>>site, printer driver settings as recommended for Stylus Photo 1280,
>>color = 0 55 55 0) using that curve and the print was very flat.
>>
>>
Hi Dan,

Do you think curves for the 1280 would work for the 820 since they are
in the same "family" of printers?

Thanks!
~christine

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The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.
                               ~ Alice Walker

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