Re: Paper Negatives

Hello:

        Instead of using the declining supply of silver gelatin
papers (made for printing positives), why not try making Calotype
negatives? This process, invented by Willam H Fox Talbot in the
1830's and perfected by the French Calotypists in the 1850's, is the
basic form of photography (positive-negative) which has dominated the
medium til the advent of the digital image. The Calotype is the
original "paper negative," and was favored in the 1890's by the
Pictorialists and by such luminaries as William Mortensen.
        If interested, check it out on an internet search. If
tempted, email me. I have been making Calotype negatives for the
past several years (along with collodion processes which, because of
their -- relative -- speed I use as my "Polaroid") and would be glad
to share results.

Good luck!

Christopher Wright/
        www.visionsinsilver.com
email: cwright@visionsinsilver.com

At 10:33 AM -0400 8/28/05, Brian Casey wrote:
> Hello;
> I have become interested in using paper negatives in
>the production
> of either palladium or cyanotype prints. After searching
>around the internet
> for the last couple of days I was wondering if anyone in
>alt-processland was
> currently working with these. And if so I was wondering
>about the materials they
> used since all the literature seems to point to RC/FB
>paper's that are disappearing
> pretty fast.
> Any help would be appreciated.
> Brian Casey
>
Received on Sun Aug 28 19:22:38 2005