Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Somehow I thought you will answer thusly. I am just experimenting Mark, and certainly a number of people like the ferrotype look. I did find that apug.org page you reference. Interesting, no one else there piped up with your admonishing, although I can see your point. I will mediate on the look. Let's see: Tim Rudman, "The Photographer's Master Printing Course:" page 20, he talks about using the print dryer with not admonishment, except be careful with how you dry RC vs. fiber. On p137, on disadvantage of a print dryer, he only mentions be careful on carrying contamination... The Master Printer's by Steve Macleod, page 78: "...or if you have access, use a hot flatbed press, which combines hear with wight to compress the paper." So while I appreciate your and others vast experience in this subject of darkroom printing, I don't think there's "one true method." On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > Bon ami powder will make a Ferrotype plate instantly unusable for > ferrotyping prints ever again which is just fine because you'd not want to > ever do that anyway or subject your print to heat in any way especially > when > wet. ?Not in three decades. Why not take a class in photography or read a > book instead of getting into photography by asking questions on email > lists? > > Ferrotyped prints were popular with wedding photographers in the 50's in > 60's and enjoyed a brief vogue in the galleries ?for a ?season. > Sometimes a school darkroom or newsroom darkroom would have one set up > continuously. You'd have to pre wet your print in a pre ferrotyped solution > for you to get a non spotted print. > By the 80's they were spurned by everybody and the RC prints came in for > such reproduction purposes. > > The ferrotype surface was considered maybe ideal for reproduction. > Not display or serious work. > But even for reproduction people put the print in ?the dryer emulsion side > to the canvas as it didn't make much difference and the ultra gloss thing > was considered annoying on all accounts. A big waste of paper on all > accounts. > A thing your photo teacher would tell you the first day of class. > > http://www.apug.org/forums/archive/index.php/t-21925.html > > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com // w: http://www.imagecraft.com/pub/Portfolio09/ blog: http://rfman.wordpress.com // book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/745963