[pure-silver] Re: was: Argento-ferrotype prints Now: emulsion-to-go?
- From: Bill Stephenson <photographica@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 03:31:16 -0400
Thanks, Richard. I wonder how much it would cost to coat my house, then
project a negative of a white house with black shutters...? Naw -
probably cheaper to just paint the house. I *do* have a couple of more
reasonable projects in mind, though, so I appreciate the info. The
Rockland sounds exactly like what my friend was using (except for
packaging, but that may have changed in 30+ years.
-Bill
On Monday, October 25, 2004, at 03:02 AM, Richard Knoppow wrote:
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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