[pure-silver] Re: was: Argento-ferrotype prints Now: emulsion-to-go?


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From: Bill Stephenson <photographica@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Oct 24, 2004 11:09 PM
To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [pure-silver] Re: was: Argento-ferrotype prints Now: emulsion-to-go?

Back in the 70's, a professional photographer friend used to supplement 
his income by coating "river rocks" or "beach stones" (stones worn 
smooth from water and/or sand action) with a photosensitive emulsion 
and printing line drawings (made on Kodalith from full-scale originals) 
on them, then selling them as bookends, paperweights, or just 
ornaments. We're no longer in contact, and I never asked him where he 
got the emulsion. I know it was a commercially-prepared product that 
came in a glass jar inside a lightproof cardboard container, but that's 
it. Does that sound familiar to anyone?

Thanks

-Bill


On Sunday, October 24, 2004, at 08:19  PM, Richard Knoppow wrote:

> coating a gelatin dry emulsion on an enamelled
> plate

    There are a couple of brands of prepared emulsion on the market. One is 
made by Rockland Colloid  http://www.rockaloid.com/
Another brand is sold by J&C Photo. There are also a couple of books which 
describeusing emulsion. One is Silver Gelatin: A User's Guide to Liquid 
Photographic Emulsions
Martin Reed, Sarah Jones  There is an interesting article on the same site as 
the book:  http://www.alternativephotography.com/process_dryplate.html




Richard Knoppow
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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