Sly, that is very slick. Metal capsicums.
Sly, that is very slick. Metal capsicums.
whoopsies......
I did it again (britney)
whew...I thought that would be 'difficult'....
RE reading the pic...now I see...first time I saw pic and "back to carbon printing"....JUMPED KAZAM to the button!!!!....
OK...GUILTEEEEEE
but man...maybe there's something there...is the carbon porous to take some kind of tint?? got me thinking....
A carbon print is mostly gelatin, as are silver gelatin prints. So I have also wondered how a color dye kit used for retouching color (RA4) prints would work on carbon prints. I have plenty of both so "one of these days" when I have lots of time on my hands I'll check it out (or better yet, get a student to try it!)
Just thinking out loud -- what if the coloring was applied to the carbon print straight out of the wash - when the gelatin is still soft and might absorb the dyes easier? One actually would have a large window of times to apply the dyes as the gelatin takes many hours to dry and start to harden.
Well done, Sly! I will be platinum printing tonight...if I can get my behind out of the chair! But I think I'll leave the coloring to the more talented like you!
Vaughn
I think I will try some colour on top of my terrible bubbly carbons - can't hurt!
I'm glad you like the peppers - I was surprised at the metallic sheen myself.
mdm - I'm glad you saw the image at Hand+Eye. Thanks for mentioning it. Lots of though- provoking work there. My image is not LF, but it ia alt - gum over cyanotype.
http://www.fotosavant.com/Contest/Ga...or/index_2.htm
if anyone else wants a peek.
Okay here is an image from Bodie. A bench by the employee house.
Also a shot from Shore Acres.
Tri & Jim,
Yeah sometimes i feel like Hanzel and Gretel (sp?) and I got pushed into a big wood stove with the daguerreotype process. I fell in love with the elusive quality of these mirrors but really had no idea of how high maintenance it is.
Jim I still have reference note from you about modifying and building cameras from old parts. Ultimately I took your advice with the Mg Kodak and made a 11 x 14 field with 9 inch boards.
thx
curtis
Like all my prints its a little dodgy, but I am getting there. I believe that one is on Hahnmule Bamboo Multimedia rod sized with 10% gelatin.
David Cary
www.milfordguide.nz
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