From: Rocky J. Boudreaux (rocky@pdq.net)
Date: 10/10/03-07:46:48 PM Z
Cyanotype Negative HelpWell I don't know about sharing my secrets here
someone may write a book.
Ahhh what the heck.
Make the print a couple of stops too dark so you can bleach it back.
1 capful of Amm.,about 1 or 2 ml. to 500ml water.
Stronger works faster, weaker works slower but weaker is easier to control
the color change.
The longer the soak the more the change to a gray green (or so it looks to
me).
Do it by sight about 1 to 4 minutes or so.
Like they say "try it you'll like it".
Most of my trials are done on a piece of a reject print anyway.
Also try some Borax (tablespoonful to 500ml water).
I love the blue black tones I got on some of the prints.
Not new stuff, check Keeper's Of The Light, Cyanotype section.
Hope this helps.
I need to do some more work on this as well.
I'm going to try Coke and 7Up next because I don't drink them.
Put a galvanized nail in Coke and see what happens., wow!
Rocky,
Houston, TX
-----Original Message-----
From: Loris Medici [mailto:lorism@tnn.net]
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 4:07 PM
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Subject: Re: Cyanotype Negative Help
Dear Rocky (and others), can you please share information (or point to an
online resource) about "toning cyanotypes with household ammonia"? What is
the procedure? Chemicals? What color is the result? Thank you in advance.
----- Original Message -----
From: Rocky J. Boudreaux
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 6:12 PM
Subject: RE: Cyanotype Negative Help
Some toned in Borax and some toned in Household Ammonia.
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