Re: making regular photo paper POP

Chris,
These are beautiful images (thank to Kerik for the link). Do you have any
details on fixing process and what type (brand of papers were used). Any
other practical details that might be useful? Is there any toning of the
images? I have been doing some experimentation in using commercial B&W
papers for alt photo processes and would be interesed in learning as much
as possible.
Marek M, Houston

> We discussed this on the alt list a number of years ago, using normal BW
> paper such as Ilford MGIV as a POP, exposing it to a contact negative
> outside in the sun for a period of time, then no developing but fixing. I
> have had a chapter on it in my Experimental Workbook since 2000. When I
> have taught that process there's usually only a student per class that
> tries
> it out.
>
> NOW, this week, a student in Senior Thesis came to class wanting to do
> "lumen prints". I had no idea what that was, expecting it was using the
> juices from plants to expose a print, something that Suzanne Izzo had in a
> traveling portfolio a while back.
>
> However, the student lent me the book overnight, and these "lumen" prints
> are none other than POP photograms! The book is called Primal Images and
> the prints are by Jerry Burchfield. He has exposed plant specimens from
> the
> Amazon jungle to all kinds of photo papers, outdated ones especially, to
> the
> hot summer sun, rain, for 15 minutes to several hours, put them in a box
> for
> fixing when returning home.
>
> I have to say the book is beautiful, the work is beautiful, the colors are
> amazing, and I am so thrilled to see such a successful application of this
> process that certainly has been nothing new to the alt list for the last
> almost decade...
> Chris
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>
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Received on Thu Sep 1 11:54:56 2005