dazedgonebye
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pvdhaar
Peter
Incredible scans! They almost look like Delft blue tiles.. Are these real cyanotypes? If so, well done!
40oz
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wow.
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Sparrow
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Steve, just made the file to print my first ChartThrob adjusted neg, found some nice smooth Bockingford paper, just chemicals to get now.
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Todd.Hanz
Guest
Steve,
My wife gave me a contact printing frame for xmas with this in mind. I've had Dan Burkholders book on making digital negs for a few years, I tried a few on some cheap HP transparency film with sketchy results but plan on trying again with OHP. What are you using for a light source?
I want to try some Van Dykes and maybe move into PL/Pall.
Your cyano's look very well printed with great tonal values, nice work.
Todd
My wife gave me a contact printing frame for xmas with this in mind. I've had Dan Burkholders book on making digital negs for a few years, I tried a few on some cheap HP transparency film with sketchy results but plan on trying again with OHP. What are you using for a light source?
I want to try some Van Dykes and maybe move into PL/Pall.
Your cyano's look very well printed with great tonal values, nice work.
Todd
Wayne R. Scott
Half fast Leica User
Todd,
How do you like Burkholder's book? Is it worth buying?
Wayne
How do you like Burkholder's book? Is it worth buying?
Wayne
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Todd.Hanz
Guest
The book has alot of info and describes the process well but is pretty heavy into using offset printing or image setter services (which are sometimes hard to find). My book is several years old, the new workflow is to use inkjet printers (which he also writes about) to make excellent enlarged negs for silver or alt. process work. The book comes with photoshop curves on CD, you can download others from his site depending on the printer you use. The curves are for changing the density of the negative for the different printing processes (silver, pl/pal, cyanotypes, etc). It's a great book and I'd recommend it, but you can find almost everything on the web now.
heres a good site:
http://www.alternativephotography.com/index.html
and this one:
http://www.kcbx.net/~mhd/2photo/outneg/outneg.htm
good luck,
Todd
heres a good site:
http://www.alternativephotography.com/index.html
and this one:
http://www.kcbx.net/~mhd/2photo/outneg/outneg.htm
good luck,
Todd
dazedgonebye
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Peter,
Yes, those are real cyanotypes. Scans do not do them justice...much nicer in hand.
Stewart,
You're on you way. The first few feel awkward, but it's easy before too long.
Todd,
I've seen that book. It's too advanced for me. I have no dreams of printing platinum/paladium, and the level of precision provided by most digital negative systems is a bit too much for my temperment and is overkill for cyanotype/vandyke processes.
My light source is a bank of 3 15 inch, 18 watt black-light tubes. At 10 inches or so from the paper, I get an even exposure and a 35 minute (or so) exposure time. I sort of like the long exposure time because a minute or two error doesn't make a difference.
I've attached three more pictures from that printing session.
Yes, those are real cyanotypes. Scans do not do them justice...much nicer in hand.
Stewart,
You're on you way. The first few feel awkward, but it's easy before too long.
Todd,
I've seen that book. It's too advanced for me. I have no dreams of printing platinum/paladium, and the level of precision provided by most digital negative systems is a bit too much for my temperment and is overkill for cyanotype/vandyke processes.
My light source is a bank of 3 15 inch, 18 watt black-light tubes. At 10 inches or so from the paper, I get an even exposure and a 35 minute (or so) exposure time. I sort of like the long exposure time because a minute or two error doesn't make a difference.
I've attached three more pictures from that printing session.
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Wayne R. Scott
Half fast Leica User
Thanks Todd.
Steve- I like 'em. The close-ups are my favorites.
Wayne
Steve- I like 'em. The close-ups are my favorites.
Wayne