Tim Rudmans Workshops

[Fintan]

Can anyone post or PM their notes from Tim Rudmans workshops?
A lot has changed since his book was published, what papers/dev is he using these days.

 

[rogueish]

He's got a new updated book coming out soon. Late summer I believe.

 

[Travis Nunn]

He's got a new updated book coming out soon. Late summer I believe.

It is scheduled to be released around October. This is the website for the book.
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[Bob F.]

There is a materials update on Lith printing on the UnblinkingEye site from 2004: http://unblinkingeye.com/Articles/Lith2/lith2.html

Cheers, Bob.

 

[Fintan]

Thanks for the link Bob.

Yes I know about the book, must be one of the most easerly awaited books in a while. Certainly for me anyway.

 

[JustK]

There is a materials update on Lith printing on the UnblinkingEye site from 2004: http://unblinkingeye.com/Articles/Lith2/lith2.html

Cheers, Bob.

I asked Tim about this 2004 materials update, and he said that things have changed since then, so look for a new update in his book. Cheers, Krystyna

 

[Bob F.]

I asked Tim about this 2004 materials update, and he said that things have changed since then, so look for a new update in his book. Cheers, Krystyna

That's why I made a point of giving the date of the article: I assumed most people here would have realised that 2 years is a long time given the current photographic materials climate. Nevertheless, many of the materials in the 2004 article *are* still available in the same emulsions and formulas and the new book is still many months away so it remains a useful resource until the new book is published.

Bob.

 

[Travis Nunn]

Bob's right, many of the papers that Tim mentioned in the workshop are listed in his 2004 article. The notable exceptions are he mentioned he's used J and C's Nuance papers and Adox with nice results. In the darkroom he printed on Foma MG (RC and Fiber, which he says lith print exactly the same), Fotospeed Lith Paper. The Fotospeed and Adox paper were available to us to print our lith prints on, although I'm not sure anyone used the Adox because it was slightly smaller than 8x10. The two developers he mentioned more than any other were Fotospeed LD20 and Maco's Superlith (both mentioned in TR's 2004 article).

He also mentioned that Kentmere is going to continue to make Art Classic, but with a different paper base and it will have a semi-matte surface and it will be released some time this year (I can't remember exactly when he said). He couldn't give an opinion on it because he hasn't had a chance to print on any of it yet.

In reality, he had so much material to cover and not a lot of time. We didn't get to go over materials as much as he wanted. My suggestion would be to go with what's on his 2004 article and wait for the book.