[pure-silver] Digital Negs was Grain (RE: Re: Grain)
- From: "Eric Neilsen Photography" <eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 23:40:35 -0600
First Grain is in my mind an essential part of a photograph just like dots
are to a digital print or negative. It is in how you use them that either
make them a distraction or a vital part of the image.
Dan, who happens to live close by, has been adding his tiny tutorials to his
site. I believe in an attempt to stay current. AS the authors on the list
can attest to, keeping current in the photo industry with a book is not so
easily done.
The latest generation digital printers have brought us to the door step of
being able to make reasonably good contact printing negatives for silver or
alternative processes; free of some of the artifacts of the past but also
introducing new ones. In my early test with Pictorico OHP and a 4800, I
believe that I'll be able to keep making nice silver gelatin images even
without an enlarger if need be. I have on hand the UCF from Photo Ware house
but I need to cut that down as it is on a 24" roll from my 7000.
That being said, I was back in the darkroom today, negative in the enlarger
with Berggers' premium silver paper. This is for a customer that wants his
prints on this paper. I did a quick test with selenium toning and noticed
that it cools rather than reddens. Has anyone used this paper? Flaws?
I thought that I saw a typical phantom line in a early test print, but it
could have been a particle from a tray.
Digital is a lot like silver; testing, testing, testing. Then the favorite
is discontinued and you begin, testing, testing, testing. : )
Eric Neilsen Photography
4101 Commerce Street
Suite 9
Dallas, TX 75226
http://e.neilsen.home.att.net
http://ericneilsenphotography.com
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> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Grain
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> Dear Howard,
>
> Woodwork, no. Darkroom, yes. Currently printing 120+ pictures of
> water
> faeries taken two days ago. Bought a pro-shade for my Hasselblad system
> from
> Art Ketchum off the eBay and the darling man send two packets of diffusing
> filters of various sorts with the shade.
>
> All my dancers and glamour girls are clamouring for new shoots with
> the
> new look. If I could sell the wife's family for a decent price I could
> afford a virtual backdrop front projector and screen and then you would
> NEVER get me out of the studio.
>
> I also look forward to Becky Lynn's news of the last year.
>
> Uncle Dick
>
>
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