--- bendur...@aol.com wrote:
> Hello
> Why is it so important to use distilled water when mixing the chemicals for
> cyanotypes.
> I have had a bit of trouble getting hold of some.
> And because I am just experimenting at the moment, II have been using tap
> water.
> But am getting strange blemishe
I already signed up for the swap, but have a question--if you randomly
choose names to send them to, couldn't it end up that you send out a bunch
of postcards, and don't get any in return? Or, if you receive a postcard,
are you supposed to send one to that person?
Also, are there any specification
In this part of the US, at least, you can buy distilled water in any large
grocery store. I think the issue is that you can never tell what is in your
water at home, might be iron, or sulphur or likely not to be a neutral pH,
etc. Distilled is at least reliable. Another method for getting it is to
On Sunday, December 15, 2002, S and C Graham Foto wrote:
> Hello, what exactly is the swap all about, and how do
> i participate. thank you
Hello. A swap is an agreement to exchange prints by mail.
Details vary. Last year we had one loosely based on a holiday
theme. I found it very satisfying
Hello
Why is it so important to use distilled water when mixing the chemicals for
cyanotypes.
I have had a bit of trouble getting hold of some.
And because I am just experimenting at the moment, II have been using tap water.
But am getting strange blemishes on my pictures.
could this be a result o
--- pinhole-discussion-request@p at ??? wrote:
> Hello
> Thanks for the responses, If I make a pinhole camera out of an old polaroid
> will it
> still develop the pictures in camera?
> Ben
Yes, just like it were still a lensed camera. I made mine out of a 210 with a
laser
drilled pinhole,
Only the very old (1950s vintage, roll film) Polaroid cameras developed
the film inside the camera. All the more recent models develop the film
outside the camera. With the pack film cameras (the ones needed for
Polaroid transfers, for instance), the processing of the film is
entirely mechani
