Loris
I apologise for the number of postings but pressing 'reply' does not work
unless the 'l' in the reply address is an 'L'.
The whole point of my methods, whether gum, cyanotype, chrysotype or
platinum, is that they are simple and effective. I work very hard to make them so.
As examples, I use neither glyoxal nor Tween or other hardeners.
There is no contrast control and no change in solutions. The process just
works with negatives of different densities, within common sense limits,
whether they are digital, in camera negatives, paper or film negatives or digital
negatives on Translucent II..
As to gradation and tone, is there not a danger here of confusing what the
print looks like with the range of tones with which Photoshop reproduces the
print. Let us take a hypothetical example of a badly gradated print which
Photoshop will reproduce very well indeed. The two new cyanotypes you attached
were, I thought, somewhat lacking in subtlety of gradation.
There are some fine examples of prints with good tonal range on the pdf !
Terry
Terry King FRPS
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