Katherine,
I agree with what you are saying about gum and the endless possible ways one
can manipulate the pigment mix, chemistry, printing time, and even curve to
achieve very subtle effects on the print. I have no problem with that at all.
Even with single exposure Palladium Prints, I have great fun manipulating
all sorts of variables (chemistry/Exposure/Negative Density Range/Curve) to
achieve different effects in my prints—depending on what I want the final outcome
to be and the results can be very prdictable.
I think these variances are often the most satisfying prints you make because
of the subtle differences from "standard printing" you are able to achieve.
I also think the methods often make a richer looking print due to having more
tones preserved in the resulting print—in fact more than possible in a
straight inkjet print designed to produce the same "look".
Best Wishes,
Mark Nelson
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In a message dated 7/14/06 11:36:57 AM, kthayer@pacifier.com writes:
> But for someone like me who works sometimes
> in extremely pale tints with hardly any pigment at all and sometimes
> in very dark heavily pigmented emulsions, and everywhere in between,
> it would make no sense at all to try to impose a standard printing
> time and fit every curve to that arbitrary time.
>
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