On Fri, 3 Dec 2004, Judy Seigel wrote:
> I found that, given the givens about variability in development described by
> all right-thinking gummists, the only meaningful "adjustment curve" for gum
> negatives is in the density range. That is, depending on the kind of printing
> I was doing, making the negative to be the number of steps on the 21-step
> that paper/emulsion combo printed *if I wanted full range of the neg in one
> coat.* But more frequently, as I gained experience, making a more contrasty
> negative (about a range of 1.0) and filling in the image with 3 coats or so
> in different exposures. This was especially useful in making "fake" color
> prints -- using cyan, magenta & yellow to print 3 or more coats from a single
> negative, with some brushing out & filling in accordingly.
I think I should add that most of my gum prints have been from monochrome
negatives, originally shot in black & white. I'm still printing them in
gum.
The advent of the digital camera and capacity to make color seps from
actual color photographs changes things. In due course.
J.
Received on Thu Dec 2 23:59:49 2004
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