Re: Van Dyke Problems & Argyrotype paper

Enlarged, contrasty negs; haven't tried digital with it.
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Baird, Darryl" <dbaird@umflint.edu>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 10:26 PM
Subject: RE: Van Dyke Problems & Argyrotype paper

> IME, Rives BFK makes a lousy Argyrotype -- flat, muddy, and highlights
> that don't clear easily... thus flat amd muddy I guess. Chris, have
> you had good success with BFK? If so, what negative process were you
> following -- original, enlarged, reversal, or digital?
>
> Also, what I like about Cranes Cover is the big 23X29 sheets that can
> be ordered direct from their website and does not have any watermark.
> For about $.25 I can have 11.5 X 14.5 inch paper. cheap!
>
> thanks
>
> Darryl
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christina Z. Anderson [mailto:zphoto@bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Mon 4/12/2004 5:15 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Re: Van Dyke Problems & Argyrotype paper
>
> Rives BFK, Buxton, Atlantis Silversafe, Canson's Opalux Vellum,
> Crane's
> Parchment Wove, 3111 Writing, Kid Finish, Hollingsworth Kent,
> Saunder's
> Waterford, Somerset, Whatman's Watercolor and Printmaking...is that
> enough
> of a choice for you? :)
> Chris
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Krawiec" <robk64@yahoo.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 3:47 PM
> Subject: Van Dyke Problems & Argyrotype paper
>
>
> > Firstly, thanks to all that answered my cry for Van
> > Dyke help! I finally got something like acceptable
> > prints, but had to pull my prints from the fix after
> > around 20 seconds (3% solution). I'm not sure if this
> > is long enough, but the prints look ok for now...
> >
> > I also played around with some argyrotypes and found
> > this process to be much nicer. The problem, as
> > everyone I'm sure knows, is the paper. I've used Kid
> > Finish paper from Bostick & Sullivan which doesn't
> > look too bad but is really too thin for my tastes. Can
> > anyone recommend any other paper easily available in
> > the US?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
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Received on Mon Apr 12 21:53:21 2004