Re: [pinhole-discussion] Oven cleaner
Very interesting about the linoleum block and oven cleaner idea. Thanks for passing it on. Would be interested to hear more about the emulsions described--what kind of tonal range is achievable? Does it tend to be an all or nothing kind of thing--stark black and white--or can you actually get gradations with this method? I've been a printmaker for about 20 years, if anyone needs tips about papers, inks, and the best way to transfer an image from a block, let me know. There is probably lots of info on the Internet, of course. Anyway, if you decide to get into this, I highly recommend using GOOD oil-based inks (unless you want to play with wash effects) for permanency and clarity of color and also using quality rollers. Places like Pearl Paint in New York (just struck me that their main store is on Canal Street--sincerely hope they made it through the recent trauma unscathed) have a wide range of this sort of stuff and sell online and through their catalog. Avoid the cheap block printing sets that the local art supply store is likely to have. The best tool for hand transfering images is the Japanese baren--a good one, that is. A press makes life easy. Colin __ Do You Yahoo!? Get email alerts NEW webcam video instant messaging with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
[pinhole-discussion] Re: Piezography alternatives
Piezography is not the only game in town -- only the most expensive. There is an alternative that uses much less costly inks, that does not require proprietary software, and that can give variable tone (warm-to-cool) BW prints. I would encourage anyone looking into Piezography to take a look at Paul Roark's website and his information on variable tone printing at: http://home1.gte.net/res0a2zt/photos.html and http://home1.gte.net/res0a2zt/V-tone.html and take a look at the messages on: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/epson-inkjet/messages/ Search for Roark, Olson, MIS, and Piezography to get many perspectives. That said, there is no doubt that Piezography is a fine product producing great results. Tom
Re: [pinhole-discussion] what do i do with 4x5 film negatives
If one worked from a postive image ( a contact print of the neg) you could make a lino block that prints an image of some sort of your pinhole shot. I have absolutely no idea of how well this works. I hope to try it out in the next few weeks. Keep us posted, Gord. This sounds interesting. Brahma
Re: [pinhole-discussion] what do i do with 4x5 film negatives
Wow, sounds interesting. Let me know how it works! Thanks, Rob From: Gordon J. Holtslander hol...@duke.usask.ca Reply-To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 09:15:46 -0600 (CST) To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] what do i do with 4x5 film negatives Hi: Yes you can contact print them. But you don't _have_ to limit yourself to printing on bw paper. You could delve into one of the may alternative processes cyanotype, gum bichromate etc ... I have been doing a lot of cyanotypes from 8x10 negatives. see http://duke.usask.ca/holtsg/photo/faq.html There are lots of different processes one can use once you are working with a large negative. Another really interesting technique: ... A friend of mine read about etching linoleum blocks with oven cleaner with a photo sensetive resist. Lino blocks are often used to teach children basic printmaking. The lino block is carved with a variety of tools. The block is inked and printed by placing a piece of paper over the inked block and pressed down. Where the block was cut away no ink is deposited on the paper Apparently you can coat a lino block with a mixture of gum arabic and a dichromate. (Common alt photo stuff). This makes a photo sensetive resist. This is developed in water. Where the gum bichromate was exposed to light hardens and forms a resist. Where the light did not expose the gum washes away in the water. The lino plate is then sprayed with oven cleaner. The hardened gum forms a resist and prevents the oven cleaner from etching the lino. Where the negative was unexposed becomes etched out on the plate. If one worked from a postive image ( a contact print of the neg) you could make a lino block that prints an image of some sort of your pinhole shot. I have absolutely no idea of how well this works. I hope to try it out in the next few weeks. Gord On Sun, 23 Sep 2001, R Duarte wrote: Hi, I am building a wooden camera that will take 4x5 film backs. I was planning on just loading the film backs with 4x5 pieces of RC paper. If I were to load it with 4x5 sheets of FILM instead, what can I do with the film negative once I've exposed and developed it? Can I still only contact print it? It's obviously too big for the enlarger unless I wanted to crop it right? Sorry if this is a silly question. Thanks, Rob ___ Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???/discussion/ - Gordon J. Holtslander Dept. of Biology hol...@duke.usask.ca 112 Science Place http://duke.usask.ca/~holtsg University of Saskatchewan Tel (306) 966-4433 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Fax (306) 966-4461 Canada S7N 5E2 - ___ Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???/discussion/
[pinhole-discussion] Re: [pinhole-discussion] piezography?
Hi, I have begun learning about piezo and find it a beautiful process that is similar to Platinum. West Coast Imaging did got about 20 people together to share and discuss the techniques, I came away very impressed with the tonal range!, sharpness, and beauty of the prints. Limitations--The process works best on matt paper and the DMax is lower than traditional printing. I saw numerous comparisons between traditional and piezo, it held it's own. Many times I thought it was the print I would want to exhibit. I will begin using the process (on my pinhole/zone images) in the winter once they have released their new version which works with my Epson 1280 printer. For those with older Epsons, it already works. Here are some links for more info: FAQ - http://www.westcoastimaging.com/wci/page/services/piez/faqpiez.html Good article by an experienced view camera photographer - http://www.piezography.com/dw-viewcamera-july.html Discussion forum for all things piezo- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/piezography3000 Mark http://www.interwalk.com/gallery.htm -- Original Message -- - Original Message - From: Jeff Dilcher r...@hiddenworld.net I have heard people refer to piezography when referring to printing from a computer. Is this just a fancy term for inkjet printing? The fancy name is Gicleé and not all the Gicleé prints are printed using Piezography system. Read about Piezography from the horse's mouth at piezography.com Guillermo ___ Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???/discussion/
Re: [pinhole-discussion] what do i do with 4x5 film negatives
Hi: Yes you can contact print them. But you don't _have_ to limit yourself to printing on bw paper. You could delve into one of the may alternative processes cyanotype, gum bichromate etc ... I have been doing a lot of cyanotypes from 8x10 negatives. see http://duke.usask.ca/holtsg/photo/faq.html There are lots of different processes one can use once you are working with a large negative. Another really interesting technique: ... A friend of mine read about etching linoleum blocks with oven cleaner with a photo sensetive resist. Lino blocks are often used to teach children basic printmaking. The lino block is carved with a variety of tools. The block is inked and printed by placing a piece of paper over the inked block and pressed down. Where the block was cut away no ink is deposited on the paper Apparently you can coat a lino block with a mixture of gum arabic and a dichromate. (Common alt photo stuff). This makes a photo sensetive resist. This is developed in water. Where the gum bichromate was exposed to light hardens and forms a resist. Where the light did not expose the gum washes away in the water. The lino plate is then sprayed with oven cleaner. The hardened gum forms a resist and prevents the oven cleaner from etching the lino. Where the negative was unexposed becomes etched out on the plate. If one worked from a postive image ( a contact print of the neg) you could make a lino block that prints an image of some sort of your pinhole shot. I have absolutely no idea of how well this works. I hope to try it out in the next few weeks. Gord On Sun, 23 Sep 2001, R Duarte wrote: Hi, I am building a wooden camera that will take 4x5 film backs. I was planning on just loading the film backs with 4x5 pieces of RC paper. If I were to load it with 4x5 sheets of FILM instead, what can I do with the film negative once I've exposed and developed it? Can I still only contact print it? It's obviously too big for the enlarger unless I wanted to crop it right? Sorry if this is a silly question. Thanks, Rob ___ Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???/discussion/ - Gordon J. Holtslander Dept. of Biology hol...@duke.usask.ca112 Science Place http://duke.usask.ca/~holtsgUniversity of Saskatchewan Tel (306) 966-4433 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Fax (306) 966-4461 Canada S7N 5E2 -
[pinhole-discussion] Kevin Finney's email?
Does anyone on the list have Kevin Finney's email address? I have need for a small replacement part for my Finney pinhole camera...
Re: [pinhole-discussion] piezography?
- Original Message - From: Jeff Dilcher r...@hiddenworld.net I have heard people refer to piezography when referring to printing from a computer. Is this just a fancy term for inkjet printing? The fancy name is Gicleé and not all the Gicleé prints are printed using Piezography system. Read about Piezography from the horse's mouth at piezography.com Guillermo
[pinhole-discussion] piezography?
I have heard people refer to piezography when referring to printing from a computer. Is this just a fancy term for inkjet printing?
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Enlarging 4x5 negatives
Chris, What kind of scanner do you use to scan your 4x5 negatives? I have both a flatbed scanner and a 35mm Nikon CoolScan III. In the final analysis, I find that I prefer to scan the print from whatever negative I use, after having done the darkroom work, rather than scanning the negative and working from there on. I feel I have better control in the darkroom over the way I want to get my final image to look. For some reason, I also feel that I don't want to do with the computer anything that I couldn't be able to reproduce with a light sensitive emulsion. Hmmm... I guess I must become conservative... Cheers, Guy Peace on earth to goodwill men and women Christian Harkness wrote: It was mentioned before, but I think it bears mentioning again. You can use the computer to enlarge either your 4x5 paper negatives or your film negatives. I frequently print my paper negatives by going straight to my computer, scanning the negative, inverting it, photoshopping it, and then printing it. chris
[pinhole-discussion] Enlarging 4x5 negatives
It was mentioned before, but I think it bears mentioning again. You can use the computer to enlarge either your 4x5 paper negatives or your film negatives. I frequently print my paper negatives by going straight to my computer, scanning the negative, inverting it, photoshopping it, and then printing it. chris Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at http://www.eudoramail.com
Re: [pinhole-discussion] Tourist With Pinhole In NYC
Jeff, those photos are super! - Original Message - From: Jeff Dilcher dilc...@hiddenworld.net To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 4:16 PM Subject: [pinhole-discussion] Tourist With Pinhole In NYC A few photos from a recent trip to NYC. http://www.hiddenworld.net/pinhole/nyc/ -Jeff Dilcher ___ Pinhole-Discussion mailing list Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??? unsubscribe or change your account at http://www.???/discussion/
