Re: Daylight Printer for B&W Paper

Guy:

You don't need a darkroom to do cyanotypes. Cyanotypes are sensitive to
ultra-violett (UV)light. They are not sensitive to normal room light.
Its possible to prepare and handle cyanotype paper under incandescent
light (must be a little cautious with flourescent - some tubes will emit
some UV light)

To do cyanotype one can place the negative and paper in a contact printing
frame under room light and take it out into the sun for a few minutes.
You can judge the exposure by the change in color of the paper.

To process it you soak it in a tray of water for a few minutes. Done!

Much the same can be done for many of the alternative processes. Salt
prints are the "next easiet". They are a gorgeous warm brown tone.
Developed in water - they must be fixed in a dilte fixer and washed.

Gord

On Sat, 13 Oct 2001, Guy Glorieux wrote:

> Hi Jim,
> I looked at you site a few days ago and thought that the printer was neet.
>
> Looks cool! I guess this whole kit could be used for cyanotypes as well.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Guy
>
> Kosinski Family wrote:
>
> > Hi folks,
> > The details of a simple and inexpensive daylight contact printer for black &
> > white papers can now be found on my website on the page named 'Look, No
> > Darkroom!' Now you can really make B&W prints without a darkroom. Actually,
> > you can teach a whole course this way, with the exception of using an
> > enlarger to change the image size. However, that's easy with a scanner and a
> > computer these days.
> > Enjoy,
> > Jim K
> > www.paintcancamera.com
> >
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Received on Mon Oct 15 13:05:55 2001