Re: Palladium Printing was Re: To whom it may concern

I found the Silver Sunbeam in some cases very helpful. I couldn't find a
wax paper negative formula anywhere else, although the conversion of grains
and drachms into grams was a little trying.
Eric Nelson <http://www.eman-photo.com/>
http://archival-photo.net/Film_Processing/Pyro_Development/Waxed_Negative/waxed_negative.html

On 4/27/06, Peter Marshall <petermarshall@cix.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Well, I'd strongly recommend anyone interested in any of the alt
> processes to read the Keepers of Light, which I think has a level of
> discussion that other more recent texts seldom attempt and which I
> think will usefully inform anyone who wants to work in the area. It is
> still the book I refer to more than any other on alt processes and still
> I think the best overall introduction.
>
> However I'd agree it isn't the most reliable to use if you want a
> practical handbook. Having said that, it is where quite a few of us here
> got our start on many of the processes.
>
> Regards
>
> Peter
>
> Peter Marshall
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> Jeffrey D. Mathias wrote:
> > I have read and would agree that both books by Arentz (second edition)
> > and Sullivan & Weese (although formulas are incorrect) have good
> > information. I would also recommend my guide available for free on my
> > web site (link below.) The guide also links to some other sources of
> > good information in an appendix.
> >
> > I believe you will find very quickly that just one guide is not going
> > to do it. The reason being that personal technique varies and does so
> > in each of books. I do provide some insight for one to develop their
> > own techniques and seeing, research materials and the process, and
> > test to learn what is happening. After understanding the fundamentals,
> > one must still discover what personally works for them.
> >
> > I would strongly recommend staying away from older texts such as
> > Crawford (Keepers of Light) or Silver Sunbeam as these will only serve
> > to confuse and are riddled with misinformation. These classic or
> > historic texts may serve to provide some historical perspective on the
> > process, but are of little use for working with the process.
> >
>
Received on Thu Apr 27 10:39:35 2006