Paper negatives

[premortho]

I use Dektol - normal 1:2 dilution...

Dan

I use Dektol 1:24. More time to decide when everything is right. Other guys I know go with 1:10 with good results. If you get base fog, cut the mix. You can use a 4X5 to get exposures right, and sort out the dilutions. I didn't start with 4X5, but 5X7 and after exposing cut the paper neg into 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 pieces, developing them in various dilutions until I got about 7-8 minutes to fully develope.


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[jnanian]

hand coated paper negative ...

[Moopheus]

Can paper negatives be used for UV-based alt-processes?

[gandolfi]

Can paper negatives be used for UV-based alt-processes?

I have tried with cyanotypes and it can work (long exposure of course..)

[thomas ciulei]

18x24, just getting into this



PN_12_03_25_1_posSMALL by TeeSeeR, on Flickr

[dupont07]

My first try with Arista Edu Grade 2 RC paper.

[jnanian]

Can paper negatives be used for UV-based alt-processes?

i'm not really sure, unless you use it for "lumen printing" ...
and then if your subject is a plant, and sweats
and the paper sweats ... and their sweat co-mingles a weak hypo fix will work
but if you don't ... and your subject is a negative or something else
the result is more of an "unfixable stain" that fades to white when fixed
or to grey when scanned or left in a dark drawer ...
sometimes unfixeable images are fun ...

[gandolfi]

Kala.

18x24cm contact print. Gandolfi camera.

[rpalm]

Awesome eyes!

r

[Stofjas]

Took these photos with some very old paper and developed it with some dodgy chems. Graphlex 4x5, f4.5, 1/2s, ISO 6.

I know the imperfections would bother some people but I love it. It creates effects that is unexpected and something you can never recreate with a digital camera.