Re: Digital Carbon Negatives

on 3/7/04 3:06 PM, Don Bryant at dstevenbryant@mindspring.com wrote:

> Jack,
>
> Since no one has replied to you about Keith's method of colorization
> here are the values he gave at APIS.
>
> C=0
> M=45
> Y=100
> B=51
>
> Keith can be contacted at:
>
> mailto:keith@jkschreiber.com
>
> You can view his web site at:
>
> http://jkschreiber.com/.
>
>
> In a nut shell here are the steps he out lined.
>
> Edit, size and sharpen in Photo Shop
>
> Convert to indexed color (you may have to convert to 8 bit mode first)
> Apply Color Table - Image->Mode->Color Table
> Click and drag from top left to bottom right to open color picker
>
> Set the color values listed above
>
> Print driver settings
>
> Media Type - Photo Glossy Film
> Ink - Color
> Max - DPI
>
> Micro weave - grayed out
> High Speed - grayed out
> Flip Horizontal
> Edge Smoothing - No
> No Color Management
> Source Space - Untagged RGB
> Print Space - Untagged RGB
>
> If my notes are correct Keith said he uses Photo Warehouse transparency
> film
>
> Basic sensitizer ratio: 1ml FO; 1 ml Palladium; 1 drop 2.5% Na2
>
> The negatives produced are strongly reminiscent of PMK pyro stained film
> but will probably print in about 5 minutes.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Don Bryant

Don,

I am planning on doing carbon prints from both digital and pyro developed
negatives this fall. I am wondering if anyone has done side-by-side
comparisons to the pyro color-balance formula Keith is using, and an actual
pyro stained neg.

Just curious.

Did we meet at APIS?

:)

Michael Slade
Tawàyama Safaris Inc.
www.tawayama.com
Received on Sun Mar 7 17:10:15 2004