Hi Bob, same negative for both. The gum only reaches to the lower mids to punch up the dmax a bit. I would need a softer negative if I wanted the gum to go all the way to the highs. It is a warm print, but I believe the iPhone white balance makes it appear warmer than reality.
I am setting up 10 images right now for printing over next two weeks i will post a few. Just got another commission for a lovely series taken in Iraq , so I am quite busy with this and really loving this direction.
salt print from whole plate negative,
Blue Ridge Depot at night by john golden, on Flickr
"WOW! Now thats a big camera. By the way, how many megapixels is that thing?"
Thanks Don. Nothing that exotic about the process I used. Single coat of pt/pd on platine paper. Sized the print with pva diluted a bit. Single coat of gum exposed for about 60% of the pt/pd exposure to put a little enhancement in the shadows. Windsor Newton lamp black with a little bit of burnt umber pigment was used in the gum coat. That's it.
Thanks for the information Erik, much appreciated. Is there a reason you prefer a digital negative over the in camera original? Do you alter the image much in PhotoShop? Either way, the result is really great.
Don
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