Civil War era farmhouse, Virginia
Barry S

Civil War era farmhouse, Virginia

My first carbon print! A time-intensive, but addictive process. Wish you could see the image relief and beauty of the shadow tones in person. Thanks to Vaughn Hutchins, Andrew O'Neill, and Sandy King for generously sharing their knowledge on the web.
Location
Virginia
Equipment Used
Chamonix 45n, 90mm Nikkor SW f/8
Paper & Developer
Carbon print
Nice looking print! Great work on clearing the highlight.

Can you share some details? (BS or homemade Tissue, pigment type, etc...)
 
Sure, happy to share any details. The tissue is handmade--10% gelatin, 7% sucrose, 1.33% Blick Black Cat ink, 3.5% isopropanol in dH2O and poured 1.0 ml/sq. in. on 74 lb Yupo.

Tissue sensitized with 2% Ammonium dichromate in 75% acetone coated at 0.2 ml/ sq. in. of tissue.

3' exposure under UV bank
2' @ 60F tissue pre-soak
40' transfer to Yupo
3' separation @ 110F
40' development starting with 110F H2O
5' gelatin set @ 50F
Line dry
 

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