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Subject: [Leica] cyanotype help?
From: leowesson at charter.net (leo wesson)
Date: Tue May 18 05:02:57 2004
References: <BCCE9E29.80CF%stasys1@gte.net>

Stasys,

You might try searching the alt-photo-prosess list for this information.

http://www.usask.ca/lists/alt-photo-process/

Leo

On May 17, 2004, at 6:51 PM, Stasys Petravicius wrote:

> Hi all- I'm trying to make a few cyanotype (prussian blue, or blue 
> print
> like) prints without great luck. I am following the info from the LFI
> magazine 3/2004 issue (making a dig. neg, printing on inkjet to 
> acetate,
> then contact printing on sensitized inkjet paper, washing and drying). 
> I've
> used some scanned Leica negs, and digital data. The scanned film seems
> better- but still not very good results. The print looks too dark, the 
> color
> murky (not the nice blue I should get) and in all- not a good result. 
> Also,
> the inkjet printing on the acetate is not satisfactory- with too much 
> ink-
> it all runs together, with less- at 150 dpi it is lacking in detail. I 
> was
> scared to try the printing on my Epson 2200, so just used the Epson 
> Stylus
> color 777 with generic ink. I only use Epson ink and paper on the 
> 2200- was
> scared of gumming it up. My exposure was 6 minutes in cloudy/bright
> daylight.
>
> Thanks for suggestions. Stasys
>
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