From: Don Bryant (dsbryant@mindspring.com)
Date: 03/05/03-01:56:38 PM Z
Yes I have Dan's book I just thought I would inquire with someone that has some experience with imagesetter negatives.
Thanks, I'll review Dan's book.
-------Original Message-------
From: "H. Lee Pratt" <squnch@cox.net>
Sent: 03/05/03 01:58 PM
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Subject: Re: Digital Negative & Imagesetter Negs
>
> Hello Don,
Preparing a digital negative requires that you go through a process
that will make your digital file ready to convert into a pseudo
continuous tone negative on lithographic film. It's not difficult, but
there is more to it than I can convey in an email.
Dan Burkholder's book, Making Digital Negative for Contact Printing
lays out the whole process in great detail. Visit <a target=_blank
href="http://www.danburkholder.com">www.danburkholder.com</a>
to order it, and to view Dan's stunning photos.
Lee
On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at 10:39 AM, Don Bryant wrote:
> So what does one need to do to prepare their file to have an image
> setter negative made?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don Bryant
>
> -------Original Message-------
> From: "H. Lee Pratt" <squnch@cox.net>
> Sent: 03/05/03 12:19 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Re: Digital Negative & Imagesetter Negs
>
>>
>> About imagesetter negs:
>
> Media 27 here in Santa Barbara does an excellent job with imagesetter
> negs. Their phone is: 805-563-0099. I hand carry my digital files to
> them, but haven't had an DCNs done by them for a while; they may be
> able to take files on line. Very friendly and helpful people.
>
> Lee
>
>
> On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at 05:30 AM, FDanB@aol.com wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Judy said in her message...
>>
>>> I get a density of 3 to 3.5 with black ink only on the 1160.
>>> (Imagesetter
>>> neg is pain in the... neck.)
>>
>> No argument here that imagesetter negs are less fun and break your
>> creative flow (send off file and...wait for neg) but they needn't be a
>> pain if you find a good service bureau.
>>
>> Copy Graphics in Santa Fe is making very good negs for photographers.
>> If
>> you've prepared your image properly (correct contrast curve, no
>> artifacts, etc.) they'll give you a good neg.
>>
>> There is a terrific show of toned silver gelatin prints at the Nimitz
>> Museum in Fredericksburg, TX. Photographer Dudley Harris photographed
>> with 4x5, medium format, 35mm and Nikon D1X and had Copy Graphics make
>> 16x20 imagesetter negs that he contact printed. Dudley was able to
>> print,
>> process, tone and wash 27 large prints in ONE MORNING because every
>> imagesetter neg printed with the exact same time and didn't need any
>> burning or dodging. He'd done all the image control in Photoshop and
>> his
>> big negs captured that work faithfully. He was thrilled and his prints
>> are a joy to see.
>>
>> You can FTP your files to them (FTP is a sister to email attachments)
>> and
>> have the negs back the next day via FedEx. Peter Ellzey is very sharp
>> on
>> technical issues and eager to help fine-art photographers with their
>> negative issues. And, no, I don't get a kickback from them. ;^)
>>
>> Their contact info follows:
>>
>> Peter Ellzey
>> Copygraphics
>> 314 Read Street
>> Santa Fe, NM 87501
>> Wk: (505) 988-1438
>> Fx: (505) 988-3155
>> peter@copygsf.com
>> <a target=_blank
> href="http://www.copygsf.com/">http://www.copygsf.com/>
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
> H. Lee Pratt
> Santa Barbara, CA 93108
> squnch@cox.net
> FAX: 805-565-1670
> VOICE: 805-565-1240
>
>>
>
>
H. Lee Pratt
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
squnch@cox.net
FAX: 805-565-1670
VOICE: 805-565-1240
>
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