My very first kalllitype

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  Gustavo_Castilla

• Sep 8, 2007

are you using edta to clear the prints? you may want to add a bit of citric acid to help clear the Iron of the prints

 

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  eric

• Sep 8, 2007

EDTA? Ummm, that's too technical!
I did notice little spots of iron. I followed the directions on unblinkingeye.com. I'm very technically challenged. I used the 30% citric acid from Sandy King's article. Is that the same as edta?

I like to learn by making lots of mistakes. Perhaps I didn't clear it long enough?

Next step....toning.

 

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  Jersey Vic

• Sep 8, 2007

I think this is a great- remarkable even- 1st effort. It'll will look even better matted.
How contrasty is your negative?

 

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  eric

• Sep 8, 2007

I don't think the negs were contrasty enough. I think I developed it pretty good but afterwards, but didn't realize I had a good bellows draw. I think that knocked out at least 1/2 a stop. Next time, I'll measure it and develop appropriately.

 

• Thomassauerwein

• Sep 8, 2007

Bravo! Eric, looks great.

 

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  David A. Goldfarb

• Sep 22, 2007

Excellent first effort. You can selenium tone this neg to get more contrast. Maybe try a different pyro developer with less background stain like ABC or Pyrocat for more contrast.