Hello
First time salt print attempt, any suggestions for paper??
Rgibbs wrote:
Hello
First time salt print attempt, any suggestions for paper??
As usual, not enough information to help you. But, if you are referring to the old salted paper print process used in the alternative photographic process known as an albumen print...
Make up the egg whites, let them sit for about three days in a standard fridge. Here is a unique technique not known to most of the salted paper process experts. Ignore the rule of mixing albumen, whip the sucker up in a blender until even and consistent, ignore that it is frothy. Pour into a clean container which will now become contaminated, to this add several drops of Edwald LFN (Low Foaming Non-ionic). This will radically alter the viscosity of the albumen into an even smooth consistent state.
Now for the fun, don't bother to float the paper on top of the silver nitrate bath, just put it in and sink the paper and soak the paper for the standard 3 minutes, yes you can even rock the tray to ensure no air bells on the paper.
I know it sounds insane and flies in the face of traditional teaching, the people that do this have no idea that this is the modern era and that technology has moved on, thus LFN.
The best paper is two ply Strathmoor drawing paper. It MUST be TWO PLY paper. After being printed on, you will then 'wash' the paper in an archival washer, the two ply print will separate the desired print image side from the trashy rear paper that you then remove from the washer and discard.
Final step, air dry at room temperature on a ferrotyping plate. After it is dry, the print will have a high gloss surface. Using a regular clothes iron set to the lowest position, cover the print face up with real linen cloth (not cotton or some other cloth, but be linen, 'iron' the print covered with the linen cloth, the gloss surface will alter into a non high gloss surface to the traditional super high smooth finish of a traditional smooth albumen print finish.
Was wondering what to do with the egg whites when I had an eggnog craving the other week...
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