on 12/15/03 2:28 AM, Ariel Yanay at arielbe@zahav.net.il wrote:
> Hello all
> I'm new to the list, but not so new to alt-processes. I am a fine Art
> photographer, and i have done some gum prints in the past, some of them
> were quite big (1,30m wide), and a few cyanotypes as well.
> When I did it I used Kodalith roll film and my negatives were o.k. but
> I didn't care much about wide tonal range DR or other professional
> attributes. Now I want to come back to business and to print new stuff
> that i have photographed, which is full of small leaves and other
> details. i was thinking of carbon print or/and photogravure in order to
> make a print that has a wide tonal range, and a rich, detailed black.
> Since I want to make a digital negatives this time, (it's very hard to
> find lith film in Israel now) and since I didn't take much care about
> those values in my early prints, I would like to hear your advices
> regarding my idea, and maybe there is a source for sensitometry for me
> to learn from.
> thank you
> Ariel Yanay-Shani
Well I think one of the best sensitometry resource books is the
"Photographic Sensitometry" Book by Todd & Zakia ISBN 0-87100-180-2
If you can read the book through cover to cover and understand
everything, you've accomplished something.
Received on Mon Dec 15 09:36:58 2003
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