Thanks Chassis, Andreios & Stradibarrius!
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Thanks Chassis, Andreios & Stradibarrius!
If you think it's not appropriate for this thread, you could post somewhere else or by email. But maybe it's not only interesting for myself
Peter and Chassis, thank you for your interest.
Indeed for a detailled description of workflow this would be the wrong thread. I work alone only, but detail questions (PM) are no problem.
There are different procedures called photogravure; I work the classic way (copperplate and asphalt-aquatinta) such as described here: www.photogravure.com
Personally I learned most from Lothar Osterburg, who is an excellent teacher. He gives courses in brooklyn http://home.earthlink.net/~lotharosterburg/.
There are newer ways of gravure using solarplates or puretch- folie, I have no experience with these http://www.alternativephotography.co...ef-description. But I do the inter-positives via inkjet sometimes.
Anyway you need a strong etching press, a good working place and some time for training. UV-light and contact frame may be low-budget.
hendrik
I'm not much of a still-life guy, but I am always inspired by the images posted here. I just don't know what to shoot or how.
But last night I had a hankering to shoot something and some extra mixed developer, so I gave it a shot.
Here's a coffee set my GF and I bought on vacation at a little antique store in the North Carolina mountains. Looking up the maker's mark, it was made in Bavaria sometime in the late 1800s. It's a special type of firing that makes the pieces look like oil in water, with shimmering rainbow colors inside the green of the ceramic. Along with these coffee items we have 8 demitasse cups and saucers.
Chamonix 4x5, 210mm f/9 Graphic Kowa @f/45, Ilford FP4+, SPUR-HRX:
http://www.oceanstarproductions.com/...ife-0979ss.jpg
My latest attempt. 14.5 Verito at F/11 on Arista/Foma 100.
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Thank you!!
From my kinetic still life series: Magic and Logic. Fall Running Leaves. 8X10 and HP5 behind a 250mm Ektar Wide-Field.
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