RE: Argyrotype: Untoned & toned... (new file)

Thanks for the info Cor. It's hard to show the actual color using a
simple colorized hue adjustment layer. The color is subtle but quite
complex and it changes according to lighting.

I was inclined to try Kallitypes back when I first started alt-processes
but then decided to remain with print-out processes (for the sake of
their ease). Also, AFO and AFC are relatively cheap compared to FO (and
won't go bad in solution, FWIW). On the other hand, I acknowledge the
fact that using develop-out processes may present some advantages
because the process adjustment curves are less drastic (I believe;
because there's no or very little self-masking) when compared to process
adjustment curves for print-out processes. This "theorically" translates
as: better tonal gradations due to less posterization. Practically, when
I compare the "gradation" of my print-out palladium prints (Ziatypes)
with the "gradation" in develop-out palladium prints made by a
well-known and respected Pt/Pd printer, I confidently can say they look
as good as (if not better!) his prints (both types of prints made using
digital negatives).

Regards,
Loris.

-----Original Message-----
From: Breukel, C. (HKG) [mailto:C.Breukel@lumc.nl]
Sent: 23 Mayıs 2006 Salı 09:40
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: RE: Argyrotype: Untoned & toned... (new file)

Hi Loris,

This last scan resembles quite good the colour "scheme" I obtain if I
tone Kallitypes (a la Sandy King) with gold, there always seem to
pinkish/mauve/purpelish tones. Pt or Pd toning results in a more
neutral/" dead" images,

Best,

Cor

>
> I uploaded another copy of the gold toned print that looks like what I

> see under tungsten illumination:
>
> http://www.loris.medici.name/Au_Toned_Argyrotype_2.jpg
>
> I had to colorize the scan in order to approximate what I see - the
> scanner (w/ fluorescent lightsource) was somehow uncapable of
> reproducing the original color.
>
> Regards, Loris.
Received on 05/23/06-01:36:31 AM Z