Fixer on the negative (Was Re: Sally Mann)

GarfinkelDesign@aol.com wrote:

> The Motherland series has been shot with old
> lenses that have problems such
> as scratches, diffractions, dust and are without
> coatings.. she uses litho
> film to shoot with. I was also told that she
> puts a small amount of fixer on
> the negative before developing to look old.
>

... "a small amount of fixer on the negative
before developing", did you say.

Hmmm... That sounds very interesting. Do you
have more information on what she does exactly?
Is anybody on the list familiar with doing this?
I'd like to try that. Seems that it would fit
with my current work.

Cheers,

Guy
Received on Sat Oct 27 03:15:21 2001