Re: cyanotype, time zero and the Experimental Photography Workbook

We haven't tried any of the new SX70 film ourselves, but heard it on a
polaroid group, and then confirmed it on Polaroids own website.See
http://www.polaroid.com/global/printer_friendly.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441763684&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=282574488338439&bmUID=1125161301237&bmLocale=en_GB

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christina Z. Anderson" <zphoto@montana.net>
To: "Alt list" <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2005 3:49 PM
Subject: cyanotype, time zero and the Experimental Photography Workbook

> Hi all,
> Whew, moving back to MT now and starting teaching full time along with a
new
> class has left me little time to chit chat on the alt list, one of my
> favorite pasttimes.
>
> First, I want to mention that my Experimental Photography Workbook (URL to
> it and an article from it, below) has been revised this summer (another
> reason I have been swamped). I want to plug Malin Fabbri's website, on
> which it is mentioned. She has been wonderfully attentive and helpful and
> thus if any of you want to purchase the book, I would love to send the
> business her way because she deserves it!
>
> As is usual, I get the book to the printer and immediately there appears
> another thing to change! If Kodak weren't enough!! I read from the
> Harrises that time zero has been reformulated and thus is
unmanipulatable???
> I just ordered a pack and will see what's up. Have you heated it while
> manipulating it? On a hot pad with a piece of glass on top? On the hood
of
> a car? Under a lamp? How could Polaroid do this??? You can buy the film
> thru Freestyle and it is still advertised as manipulatable,
though....hmmm.
>
> One last note about cyanotype...I do use it 2A to 1B, my exposures under
UV
> are usually 6 minutes on a suitable paper and 15 on an unsuitable with
> different curves for each, and on the good paper (Arches Platine) I can't
> see where I would need more dmax, so I am wondering if the original poster

> is using an unsuitable paper and therefore not getting the darkness
desired.
> On some papers, the cyano is this palish greyblue that is kinda bland, but
> on Platine and others it is beautifully rich.
> Christina Z. Anderson
> http://www.alternativephotography.com/books/ca_experimental_workbook.html
> http://www.alternativephotography.com/articles/art054.html
>
>
>
Received on Sat Aug 27 10:54:14 2005