[rollei_list] Re: OT Contact Printing ... contact proof printers
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:44:46 -0700
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From: "Eric Goldstein" <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 8:30 PM
Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT Contact Printing ... contact
proof printers
On 8/21/06, Richard Knoppow wrote: (snipped)
Of
course, the film was Verichrome, an ortho film, so the
red
safelight could be used.
Talking about missing the look of old materials...
Eric Goldstein
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I suppose in theory one could use a filter to duplicate
ortho film but it doesn't seem to work in practice. Ortho
had a very definite look. I suspect the strong skin texture
in some of Karsh's portraits of men was due to the use of
ortho film. His portraits of women have a completely
different look. In at least one publication the film was
given as Kodak Portrait Pan. This film had an upswept
characteristic similar to the current Tri-X sheet film.
Kodak also made ortho film with the same sort of curve. That
would have brought out skin textures even more. I think a
lot of Karsh's distinctive look came from careful lighting;
he certainly was familiar with classical painting and the
lighting and posing are very reminescent of that.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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