Most the plates I've shot I've burnished prior to varnishing. Just a piece of cotton wool polished over the dried and heated silver. Many plates I've had come up brilliant actual silver like stainless steel. A shame it gets lost to the varnish. It looks spectacular, similar to a daguerreotype.
Does anyone else burnish plates? Or have any other methods to bring out more brightness? Anyone used CRC?
Here's an 11x11 CGA from today pre-varnish. Not very fond of clear glass but it's all I had on hand.
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