Fading Images

[TomAlf94]

Albumen prints would fade quickly if not fixed property. Unfortunately I am not aware of commercial printing out paper (POP) being available anymore. I used some in the early 1970's

Albumen prints huh. I believe I've seen this process before. Do they fade to white or black?

[TomAlf94]

use photo paper expose it in daylight to get your image ( it can take 10 mins to hours depending on the light ) like you do with POP paper but don't develop/ fix it .. won't turn black. just purplish grey .. it all depends on the paper or bottled emulsion you might use too, some images don't fade at all ( I have some made this way that are 15 years old haven't changed ). been doing this parlor trick for years .. nothing will fade to black.

Oh wow! This is a very interesting process. I will give it a try this week, I have some darkroom time coming up. It would work just like a regular contact print on processes like cyanotype?

[jnantz]

Oh wow! This is a very interesting process. I will give it a try this week, I have some darkroom time coming up. It would work just like a regular contact print on processes like cyanotype?

yup.

[jnantz]

hi again Tom

I just wanted to show you what I was talking about when I said doesn't turn black ..
the 3 papers below ( they are 8x10 Kodak single weight paper probably 20 years old ) has been in room light for 4 + months, no developer and direct sunlight
the one on top I steeped in caffenol developer then exposed it to light and rinsed it, no fixer .. still not black after 3 months in bright sunlight it is brown vs bluish grey .
https://www.nanianphoto.com/blog/seven/

good luck with your project!
John