From: Clay (wcharmon@wt.net)
Date: 02/14/03-07:33:06 PM Z
Christina:
Here is a link to a new article by Wynn White on the process. He did a
lot of work with the process during the holidays and wrote a nice
article on his experiences.
http://www.alternativephotography.com/process_saltprints.html
Some of the answers to your questions are contained in this article.
Clay
On Friday, February 14, 2003, at 04:14 PM, Christina Z. Anderson wrote:
> For all you salt print aficionados:
>
> 1. Is ossein gelatin better in any way than Knox?
> 2. Do those of you who do this process use a 5% or 10% fixing bath?
> One or
> two baths?
> 3. Do you overexpose it 2 stops to account for lightening in the
> fixing/washing steps, or more (this equals 4 steps on a Stouffer's,
> correct)?
> 4. Does a gelatin/salt coating produce warmer or colder tones? Reilly
> says
> warmer/redder but it seems other sources say colder.
> 5. Anyone use a regular Edwards light box with salt? Is it too slow?
> 6. Anyone try printing toward the sun with tissue paper diffusion to
> increase contrast? Why technically does the sun produce the lowest
> contrast--caillier effect?
> 7. What's your favorite paper?
>
> Whew! I think that about does it for the moment.
> Chris
>
>
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