New Category for Alternative Printmaking via various digital means

[Kirk Gittings]

Where is the "Large Format" in a Lambda print since no film is involved?

digital printing from scanned large format-but should be in the "digital processing" sub forum anyway (for "Software, printing, workflow").

[bob carnie]

We are making 30 x40 lambda silver films, have been for about 6years.
use them for contacting onto all types of media..
we do not discriminate against any film format coming into the machine.

The rules for the darkroom are : Lounge, unless it is Large Format. Where is the "Large Format" in a Lambda print since no film is involved?

[Randy]

I was just going to see about suggesting a sub forum for alternative processes, as I am going ga-ga over cyanotypes as of late. It's fine being all lumped together in the image sharing page but it would be nice if it had its own label on the main forum page, then seperated by type of alternative process, kind of like the f/295 forum.

[Doug Howk]

Is the proposed workflow a digital capture with iPhone, etc; massaged in PS or similar software; printed on transparent material for a digital negative; then printed on paper using an alternative process? Where is large format photography part of this workflow?

[bob carnie]

Ok good point.. just replace 8x10 film scanned for Iphone .

I hope this does not turn into a stupid pissing contest like what we see sometimes.

How about a Alternative Wet Process Hand made print catagory.. I really don't care how people get to the point of laying down tone on paper but I would like to see a dedicated forum, this
is actually something I think would take off nicely.

And FYI all the work I do personally is on a 4 x5 sinar and 8 x10 century camera, which is then made into tri colour gums and this would be the workflow I would like to talk about. I am sure there are many other print makers here that could jump on and discuss their particular methods

Is the proposed workflow a digital capture with iPhone, etc; massaged in PS or similar software; printed on transparent material for a digital negative; then printed on paper using an alternative process? Where is large format photography part of this workflow?

[Ralph Barker]

We are making 30 x40 lambda silver films, have been for about 6years.
use them for contacting onto all types of media..
we do not discriminate against any film format coming into the machine.

As I see it, Bob, the current "Digital Processing" sub-forum would probably be appropriate for the discussion of elements of your workflow occurring after scanning the original negative. If the original negative is LF, scanning issues would also go there. If the original negative is not LF, scanning issues would be Lounge topics. However, once the digital internegative is created, contact printing that internegative would go into the current "Darkroom: Film, Processing & Printing". Sharing the resulting printed images would take place in one of the "Image Sharing" sub-forums.

We could, however, explore the feasibility of an Alternate Process Printing sub-forum. The print negatives (contact or otherwise) would still be 4x5 or larger, some of them being produced digitally.

[bob carnie]

We could, however, explore the feasibility of an Alternate Process Printing sub-forum. The print negatives (contact or otherwise) would still be 4x5 or larger, some of them being produced digitally.

Hi Ralph - thanks for jumping in ..

A space where all this Alternative process printing discussion would be very helpful... for example I have not looked into the lounge , since the day I joined this forum , It did not even
occur to me that I would find discussion of printing there.
I am quite sure there are many workers here that could benefit from a concentrated sub-forum- myself included.

Bob

[bob carnie]

I am looking at Safe Haven for Small Format. as well Images from medium format. Both are really well viewed.

I always know what I am getting into with these two forums.. that is what I am kind of thinking for Alternative Process printing.

[jb7]

I've just shot some 4x5, and I don't have an enlarger so I would find it difficult to produce a wet print without a digitally produced internegative. Really, do we have to penalize large format photographers on the off-chance that some people would be able to use the same processes for non LF originals? In my opinion, this subject would be lost in the lounge, which I hardly ever visit either...

[dwross]

Is it possible to start a dedicated area for us print makers using digital and wet process. ?

I for one would love to see this area of printmaking more cataloged here as a forum topic.

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