E pur si mouve. Santa Fe, NM. Salted paper print. @mia_pinhole_cameras 6x6 10mm.
Getting the coating right takes much practice. Starting the journey.
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I've just dabbled in alternative processes in the past, but I'm well aware of the intricacies involved in the method, from the creation of a #digitalNegative, to the preparation of emulsion, developer and toner solutions. It's no walk in the park, and Karsten has done an outstanding work, a true wizard of the art.
Thank you @toxi !
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Just received the #kallitype @toxi has done from one of my photos. Oh wow! Such a beautiful thing! I'm impressed by its qualities, the level of detail it shows even in the deeper shadows and lighter tones, the richness in it's tonality and the slight, almost imperceptible, warm hue.
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@thereisnocat Do you know the wavelength of your UV light? If your lows aren't getting dark enough in such a long time, it might indicate your UV light's wavelength isn't optimal. 365nm is supposedly best, but I found it harder to find decent options. So mine are 385nm (40W) and 395nm (200W) and the corresponding exposure times and distances are only: ~1:45min (4 inch) and ~2:40min (16-20 inch). For the latter, I initially also used a sheet of paper to diffuse the light more (for larger prints), but that extended the exposure time to ~17mins for not any noticeable difference...
(Btw. This is all for kallitype, but should equally apply for salt)
3 lovely examples of adding colour for our COLOUR Calendar event by:
➥ Paige Billin-Frye, Salt print
➥ Robert A. Schaefer Jr. , Cyanotype
➥ Anne Guest, Cyanotype
All entries:
👉 https://www.alternativephotography.com/calendar-event-colour/
Short progress update of refining my Kallitype recipe & workflow:
- Left: a couple of months ago, initial homemade formula, very rusty brown, blotchy and low contrast
- Middle: mid December, double coating, no more staining, better contrast, but not fully cleared emulsion
- Right: last night, pre-wetting plus ammonium dichromate (1 drop) for much better contrast, perfect clearing (without any masking)
Progress! 🤩
Looking for other people here who're interested in analog "alt process" photography (especially Kallitype & salt prints in general) and who are also making their own prints. There used to be a few more such people in my TL, but they all seem to have vanished or stopped posting in the past year, and generally it feels there's precious little interest in this topic on Mastodon... (I too have a feeling, either my own photography went drastically downhill over the past 3-4 months or people in my circles are just less and less interested in it, or maybe don't get to see it all... Hello self-doubt! 😩)
Anyhow, if you are interested in these topics, please like or boost so I can follow back! Much appreciated! It's very hard to find peers in such niche topics whilst on a tiny single user instance...
Ps. Also, if not Mastodon, any other communities/forums you might be able to recommend?
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