Re: new to list

welcome susan!

i would start with a simplet and easier process like cyanotype or van dyke browns just to get "the feel of things". best of luck!

cheers,
christine

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"The Fortunate Poets didn't create as much as observe, they weren't creative, so much as conscious."
      ~Brian Webb

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From: Dalyvoss@aol.com
Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2004 11:01:17 -0500 (EST)

>I just subscribed, and would like to say hello, and introduce myself to the
>list.
>
>I've been a painter and printmaker for many years, and viewed photography as
>more of a hobby. I shot primarily 35 mm and had a simple "bathroom darkroom"
>i'd set up a couple of times a year. Last year brought a turning point
>though, when i married " a man with a darkroom and a large format camera ", and now
>i find myself lurking at alt photography sites and having dark thoughts of
>coating all my printmaking and other fine art papers with light sensitive
>concoctions. ok... i've admitted it. here i am.
>
>processes i'm especially interested in are gum bichromate and photogravure.
>I'm smitten with the look of both, and they seem suited to my skills in
>painting and printmaking. I've been doing a lot of reading, including the archives
>here, and i'm now ready to start ordering some supplies and getting set up.
>The learning curve is steep! one of my first tasks is to build a UV exposure
>unit. Any advice about that would be appreciated, as would the latest
>information about buying the G35 carbon tissue ( do i have to buy a whole roll? yikes
>$$$$ ).
>
>Thanks for all the information i've already gotten from the archives here.
>I'm looking forward to joining in.
>
>all the best,
>Susan Daly Voss
>
>
 
             
Received on Tue Nov 2 20:38:19 2004