post alternative techniques

[Tom J McDonald]

Sly, that is very slick. Metal capsicums.

[johnielvis]

John, this is a Palladium print, not carbon.

whoopsies......

I did it again (britney)

whew...I thought that would be 'difficult'....

RE reading the pic...now I see...first time I saw pic and "back to carbon printing"....JUMPED KAZAM to the button!!!!....

OK...GUILTEEEEEE

but man...maybe there's something there...is the carbon porous to take some kind of tint?? got me thinking....

[Vaughn]

A carbon print is mostly gelatin, as are silver gelatin prints. So I have also wondered how a color dye kit used for retouching color (RA4) prints would work on carbon prints. I have plenty of both so "one of these days" when I have lots of time on my hands I'll check it out (or better yet, get a student to try it!)

Just thinking out loud -- what if the coloring was applied to the carbon print straight out of the wash - when the gelatin is still soft and might absorb the dyes easier? One actually would have a large window of times to apply the dyes as the gelatin takes many hours to dry and start to harden.

Well done, Sly! I will be platinum printing tonight...if I can get my behind out of the chair! But I think I'll leave the coloring to the more talented like you!

Vaughn

[sly]

I think I will try some colour on top of my terrible bubbly carbons - can't hurt!

I'm glad you like the peppers - I was surprised at the metallic sheen myself.

mdm - I'm glad you saw the image at Hand+Eye. Thanks for mentioning it. Lots of though- provoking work there. My image is not LF, but it ia alt - gum over cyanotype.
http://www.fotosavant.com/Contest/Ga...or/index_2.htm
if anyone else wants a peek.

[Jim Fitzgerald]

Okay here is an image from Bodie. A bench by the employee house.

Also a shot from Shore Acres.

[fluidrive]

Tri & Jim,

Yeah sometimes i feel like Hanzel and Gretel (sp?) and I got pushed into a big wood stove with the daguerreotype process. I fell in love with the elusive quality of these mirrors but really had no idea of how high maintenance it is.

Jim I still have reference note from you about modifying and building cameras from old parts. Ultimately I took your advice with the Mg Kodak and made a 11 x 14 field with 9 inch boards.


thx
curtis

[ghostcount]

...http://www.fotosavant.com/Contest/Ga...or/index_2.htm
if anyone else wants a peek.

Fantastic work Lillian! I own a sly original lith print and it adorns my living room wall - thank you so much.

[Tri Tran]

Okay here is an image from Bodie. A bench by the employee house.

Also a shot from Shore Acres.

I like the #2.Beautiful texture and like Vaughn said... the rocks rock.
@Curtis. Keep us updated for what you are doing.I will send you some files when I have a chance. Thanks.

[MumbleyJoe]

Printed the way I wanted it now.

I know the feeling. Try adding the texture of a watercolour paper into the equation.

Was this the print you were referring too a while back? This looked to me like it had a soft texture of watercolour paper underlying the image.

Either way, it's an absolutely beautiful result!

[mdm]

Like all my prints its a little dodgy, but I am getting there. I believe that one is on Hahnmule Bamboo Multimedia rod sized with 10% gelatin.