Originally Posted by
denverjims
Hi Drew, Sorry for the delay but was 'out of the evil influence of the internet' last week.
In answer to your questions:
1. 'No' on Albumen, but from what I've read, I believe that Robert is correct and Salt and Albumen times could be similar.
2. Anywhere from 15-25 minutes, varying on the look I've been trying for and the negative density I was using. I shoot 4x5 film negatives, scan, then process with Photoshop. Finally print out using transparency material. Correct on having edge begin to turn to indicate when it's near done. But like in enlarging times, a lot of your exposure times will depend on the look (density) you are trying for and the density of your negative you are trying to print through. Also varies with the silver concentration of your paper coating (for more on this - which might pertain to Albumen as well - see Ellie Young's publications on the Salt printing process - she has a published book and her thesis for her RMIT graduate work as well.)
3. Not sure what you mean here. The UV output is what it is. It is independent of what is underneath. If you meant to ask if the effect on Albumen prints is different than Salt, then I'd guess not a lot. But others who have done both would be better suited to answer that question (as in #1).
Hope that helps and glad that this thread has been useful. As I said in the beginning, I used a lot of ideas I had found in some previous builds, so just trying to pay-it-forward some.
Best, Jim
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