Dave Rose's Images

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From: Christina Z. Anderson (zphoto@montana.net)
Date: 07/28/03-08:52:45 PM Z


Dave,
     I just visited your website because I had heard via another alt list
member that your gums are gorgeous, and that is true. I especially like the
one of the old car. It is an image that makes me want to be there, or feel I
am there. That emotional connection is what I look for in an image, the
ability to feel within someone else's space.
     I also notice you have FINE DETAIL that seems to be a fallacy most
people who have not worked extensively in gum promote--its lack thereof.
     What size are your images, and are they from diginegs or reg negs?
Chris
(PS test of the week--left dichromate and gum arabic in a cup for a couple
days to see if it does harden with and without exposure. It produces a coca
cola colored hard jello like substance. Cool science experiment--both
exposed and unexposed ended up about the same place, except the unexposed
was a bit softer of a jel and a bit lighter of a black/brown. I know--I was
bored.)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Rose" <cactuscowboy@bresnan.net>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: Re: Dry Dichromate and Gum, was Re: News from APIS

> Greetings from Big Wonderful Wyoming,
>
> My frustration with the Cibachrome process was the impetus to begin gum
> printing 13 years ago. I'd been printing 16x20" Cibachrome prints from
4x5
> Ektachrome originals. After elaborate production of highlight and
contrast
> masks to tame contrast, I was still experiencing a red shadow/cyan
highlight
> color shift. Certain subject matter (images of Indian rock art) looked
> absolutely horrible on Cibachrome. So I turned to gum for greater
control.
> Using umber and sienna pigments with gum yielded prints of stunning
beauty.
> Although the color was not precisely 'correct', it was so appropriate and
> natural for the subject matter that it simply worked.
>
> Paint used for ancient Indian rock art was created using charcoal, iron
> oxide, and other inorganic pigments. This was not exactly gum printing
> (very funny Clay), but close in spirit.
>
> You can see some of my petroglyph/pictograph images at:
>
> http://www.alternativephotography.com/dave_rose.html
>
> Best regards,
> Dave Rose


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