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[bob carnie]

Denny where are you buying this stuff, does it come in cut sheet?

Bob, with the 1 mil layer it's just as sharp (at least printing platinum or gum on typical papers). The only downside is that the 1 mil plastic has a fair amount of static attraction, so it's a pain to cut pieces from the roll, though they do last quite a while. I suspect you could go with a thicker film and still maintain sharpness.

[Denny]

I get it from these guys:

http://www.usplastic.com/catalog/ite...4477&catid=748

I haven't found it in cut sheet, though I suppose if you ordered enough of it they might be able to cut it for you.

[bob carnie]

Thanks Denny I will give this a go down the road.




Two more that are being considered for my show in August.

I will say that I am enjoying omitting the palladium stage the Palladium with gum over are for more realistic representation I think.
These solarized films are perfect for tri or duo gum IMO. When I first started the idea of making tri colour by hand I realized I needed images that were very much subjective in colour balance and density , by altering the C41 negatives in development with a burst of light I got exactly what I required.

I love the perfection of inkjet or RA4 prints but I am now starting to feel that tri gum is a perfect medium for my work.

[Denny]

Bob, another killer shoe. I think you're right about the palladium or platinum layer lending a more realistic representation, but I think it's a good way to handle any images with large areas of black. I don't really like the black I get from tri color, and I'm not that happy with adding a (4th) black layer of gum, though I do it occasionally.

[bob carnie]

Yes I totally agree. if I want a more rich/strong/base image then Palladium first is the key. What I wasn't doing is PVA after Palladium and I think I need to do so as my straight gums are not giving me any problem with swirl-es which were driving me crazy.

For one of my images I made a black or K negative , and instead of laying down black I layerd down strong magenta, it worked very nice to deepen the overall print.

Bob, another killer shoe. I think you're right about the palladium or platinum layer lending a more realistic representation, but I think it's a good way to handle any images with large areas of black. I don't really like the black I get from tri color, and I'm not that happy with adding a (4th) black layer of gum, though I do it occasionally.

[Emil Schildt]

Rather alternative - even for me..

A kind of self portrait..

Destroyed pol 665 negs - liquid emulsion on wood (75cm high) - handcoloured using silk colours

[Paul Cunningham]

A kind of self portrait..

Outstanding.



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[hazardsg]

8x10 Cyanotype hanging to dry.
The was a test shot from my homemade 8x10 pinhole camera. 7 1/2" focal length, f/322, and 3 minute exposure. Information on my pinhole camera build is in the DIY thread.

[Ironage]

Very fun minimalist photography project.


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[bob carnie]

MEASELS


cropped image Rita Leistner.

So here is a twist- older batch of Arches Platine- I bought about 10 sheets of this stuff, this crap had the sticker on the face side of the paper which caused me
all kinds of problems just by the sticker creating marks.

I had two sheets left over and mixed them in with new Arches Platine- where the sticker was on the back.

The swirlies are very obvious- I have not added any gum yet, just palladium. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought it was paper. I have been taught to always
blame operator error and not the materials one uses. I am beginning to think that Arches let the ball go with this batch of paper and basically put it on the market. The sticker
may be the key .

conspiracy theory's are now floating in my head, ( did the Americans really land on the moon?)

I am switching to COT320 and Hannamuhle Paper after this body of work is finished.