MenacingTourist said:I know it's getting close to the middle of December and I'm not sure I can have my prints mailed by the 15th. The good news is that between my first and second attempts I have made giant leaps in results. I think the third time will be the clincher.
Also, does anyone have Emil's (Gandolfi) physical address?
Alan.
Holy cow! Talk about a pleasant surprise, I didn't even peel apart the two prints! You're killing me! Not only do I have stunning prints, I have two of them. I feel I'll be offering trinkets in comparison.CarlRadford said:did you get the pltpd print as well - the cyanotype was a bonus?
Mark,mark said:Picked up Don's tricolor gum and am so impressed I want to try it out. I've never seen one outside of the net and there is a world of difference. Really neat.
Well, guess I better get off my butt and see what I can do.
John_Brewer said:Yay, all mine are now printed and will be in the hands of the Post Office on Monday!
J
Which developer did you use? Most likely it is fine, although it may look quite murkey. Just consider it seasoned.gr82bart said:I see my developer is a weird colour though - I guess it's spent...
gr82bart said:please give me HONEST feedback. I can take it and I want to learn. This is my first time ever.
gr82bart said:For example, how the heck do you spread the sensitizer evenly with a brush?
I used potassium oxalate - it came in the Photographer's Formulary Kit.donbga said:Which developer did you use?
Kewl! I just posted 3 pics I made last night in the gallery. The one of the Metropolitan Hotel you (and everyone else in my exchange groups) will be getting.Okay I won't give you a candy coated critique!
Yes. It is beautiful and I am envious.I assume you received my gum print? Yes?
I used a 'sponge brush'. Is that the same thing? I've read about using a glass 'pusher' rod. Does that help any better or should I be using a plain jane camel hair brush?Use a magic brush and coat slowly and lightly until the print looses its sheen.
Art,gr82bart said:I used potassium oxalate - it came in the Photographer's Formulary Kit.
Kewl! I just posted 3 pics I made last night in the gallery. The one of the Metropolitan Hotel you (and everyone else in my exchange groups) will be getting.
Yes. It is beautiful and I am envious.
I used a 'sponge brush'. Is that the same thing? I've read about using a glass 'pusher' rod. Does that help any better or should I be using a plain jane camel hair brush?
Regards, Art.
The good times always seem to go so fast!photomc said:Congratulations Art...it's easy to lose track of time once you get things all working
Thanks for the technique. I'll give that a try. One thing I have to do is 'darken' my margin lines so I don't spread the sensitizer to thinly over an area larger than I need. Also, I'm going to get this brush.I agree with Don about the magic brush (Richeson 9010).
I'm really quite nervous about this, since it was a lot firsts for me - first 4x5, first Polaroid type 55 film use, first picture of the day, first time PT printing, first time use of a UV light source that no one else seems to use, first time using this funky contact printer which I still haven't read anywhere what I am suppose to look for when I peel back the print, first time trying to spread a few drops of sensitizer over a thinly drawn margin in a darkroom with a small safe light, first time using my new bathroom as a darkroom, first time using my kitchen as the developing, etching, washing and drying area...egad!Looking forward to seeing your work and promise to give you honest thoughts...just remeber I'm a novice at this too!
This is so good to know. I was getting ready to dump it!Joe Lipka said:Platinum developer is inexhaustable. If you don't contaminate it, it will literally last for years. I had one batch that lasted for about 8 years. Had to top it off every once in a while, but once you "break it in" it lasts for a long time. You can filter the developer through a coffee filter to remove the platinum and palladium metal that accumulates through use.
David A. Goldfarb said:Got a GREAT print from Mateo today--a beautiful print, and very much in the luddite elitist spirit.
I'm about ready to go with mine. I've got a pile of albumenized paper and a few good negs, so I just need some time to sensitize and a moderately sunny day.
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