Re: [pinhole-discussion] What is a silver print really?

Hi all, I just looked in one of my favorite Photography books : Looking at photographs - a guide to technical terms by Gordon Baldwin. published by the J. Paul Getty Museum in association with British Museum Press. Copyright (c) 1991 ISBN 0-89236-192-1 Here is what Gordon Baldwin writes (a

Re: [pinhole-discussion] What is a silver print really?

- Original Message - From: John Yeo jonn...@thegrid.net To: pinhole-discussion@p at ??? Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 5:43 PM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] What is a silver print really? The albumen and kallitype processes use silver nitrate, but aren't referred to as silver

Re: [pinhole-discussion] What is a silver print really?

silver print is a bit of a misnomer - its not definitive. I thinks it often used as a short form of the term silver gelatin which refers to the contemporary black and white processes. There are many processes that use silver, but not everyone knows this. If one isn't aware of this they won't

Re: [pinhole-discussion] What is a silver print really?

--- John Ptak jfjp...@yahoo.com wrote: I've got a question--are all light-sensitive silver compound prints technically silver prints? When a reference is made to a 19th-century silver print, is this a reference to all non-cyanotype/albumen/salt/platinum etc processes? Thanks. John Ptak If

[pinhole-discussion] What is a silver print really?

I've got a question--are all light-sensitive silver compound prints technically silver prints? When a reference is made to a 19th-century silver print, is this a reference to all non-cyanotype/albumen/salt/platinum etc processes? Thanks. John Ptak = JF Ptak 255 Cumberland Ave Asheville, NC