RE: Vandyke colors?

Yves, sometimes judging dmax by looking to the image borders outside the
negative area is not a good practice. With "untoned" Vandyke, there's
the risk of solarization in that area (depending on your exposure) and
it's not uncommon (at least in my prints) to see darker values in the
deepest shadows inside the negative area...

Regards,
Loris.

-----Original Message-----
From: Yves Gauvreau [mailto:gauvreau-yves@sympatico.ca]
Sent: 28 Şubat 2006 Salı 02:56
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Subject: Re: Vandyke colors?

Joe,

thanks a million, the color I get with 2 coats is very similar to your
#1 (single coat ecruwhite) and maybe even a bit lighter then that. This
is base on the area outside the negative. Could this be because my
coating was to thin or do you see another reason for the lighter tone
(Dmax) I seem to be getting? In case this would help you, I used
Fabriano Artistico Ultra white (hot pressed) and I followed the recipe
and procedure given below (Wynn White). Yes, maybe it could be because
of my low RH % situation overhere.

Regards
Yves

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Smigiel" <jsmigiel@kvcc.edu>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: Vandyke colors?

> Yves,
>
> Here's a test I ran a few months ago comparing Kodak Rapid Selenium
> Toner, Kodak Polytoner, and Clerc's thiourea-gold toner both before or

> after fixing. Be forewarned if you visit the image is a nude figure
> in the woods:
>
>
http://my.net-link.net/~jsmigiel/images/technical/toners/vdb_test_11.28.
05.j
pg
>
> Processing steps are also indicated on the comparison.
>
> Joe
>
> >>> gauvreau-yves@sympatico.ca 02/27/06 5:47 PM >>>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I wonder if anyone can direct me to image realised with the Vandyke
> process where I could compare the colors resulting from various
> toners. Looking at
> http://www.alternativephotography.com/process_vandyke.html there is no
> way
> to tell which is which. I like those colors, if someone know how they
> where
> done this would be fine. I haven't toned mine yet (only a few tests)
but
> the
> color I get is is no where near what is shown there. I assume toning
> would
> change that and since describing colors with words is highly
subjective
> I'd
> prefer to see colors then reading about them, if possible of course. I
> know
> in the end I'll have to find my own way around but this would
> considerably
> reduce experimentation, time and cost so if you can help I would
> appreciate
> greatly.
>
> Thanks
> Yves
>
>
Received on Tue Feb 28 02:23:07 2006