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#1
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Andrew Bartram
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27th November 2008, 04:19 PM
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It was either DU or C&D as it later became - I have the original article somewhere.
I'm sure the article claims that drydown is eliminated or minimised, I'll try to dig it out - perhaps it can be posted? |
Last edited by Andrew Bartram; 27th November 2008 at 04:22 PM..
Reason: forgot something
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#3
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Dave miller
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1st December 2008, 07:47 PM
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Snaps of the process.
The first shows a collection drying. The second is a close up showing how much the tape is overlapped, this on a 16x12 print. The last two show a print released from the glass and ready to have the tape trimmed off and then matted. |
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#5
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Sandeha Lynch
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20th September 2010, 12:03 PM
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A slight variation on this that I would say achieves 90% of the result described above. It's not as good as the gummed paper strip, as it tends to break free before drying is complete - even so, it can save time in an emergency when you simply don't have a day free for putting your print in a press.
Microporous tape from Tesco. Prints sponged off, and then taped to the refrigerator door. The prints dry well overnight with only very slight moisture remaining. The tape peels off leaving minimal traces. A 90% result, but good in an emergency. |
#6
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TobyDeveson
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16th November 2010, 11:47 AM
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great tips, thank you. I always used to dry the prints back to back which definitely helped but in no way produced such a flat result.
I assume the use of glass is not a necessity but just the best material available? We used to stretch paper onto wooden (varnished and waterproof) boards. I am close to putting an exhibition together and will speak to the person doing my framing about whether it will make any difference to them. Thank again. |
#7
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Les McLean
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16th November 2010, 03:33 PM
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Andrew makes a good point about paper drydown. When using the method described here by Dave the paper does not shrink and, as suggested by Andrew, this results in little or no drydown. When drying prints face down on a drying screen the paper shrinks which is the cause of the drydown. I understand that because the paper shrinks the photographic grain forming the image closes, causing the image to darken.
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#8
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TobyDeveson
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16th November 2010, 05:07 PM
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well that makes sense Les...I always just accepted that an image will darken slightly when dry, some papers more than others....but I never realised this was the reason why...so it follows that by drying like this it will not darken at all....this is interesting...I am now no longer aware of my prints darkening, either because the paper I use now (fomatone 532) hardly darkens at all or because I naturally compensate without even thinking about it...so I am now asking myself whther I should try this method or will it throw my "eye" into a state of confusion...
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#9
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TobyDeveson
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8th July 2011, 12:26 PM
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Hi Dave, just thought Id come back with a few experiences I have been having...
I am now using this method regularly and have had a few problems. Coming back to your article it is obvious I am working with everything too wet. When I first started I had terrible problems with the prints sticking to the glass. I solved it by putting cling film onto the glass, laying the wet print onto this then trimming the cling film until it was a couple of mm larger than the print, folding it over the print and then taping it down, so any glue goes behind the cling film and not the print. This seems to have solved that problem... most prints dried ok. but now I still seem to be getting buckles on the print, sometimes they are not too bad and will flatten out by putiing the print under some weights. It seems the tape is coming up and not holding the print uniformly. I have been putting the tape at least a couple of cms over the print and making sure it is wet enough. Perhaps it is too wet? Anyway, no idea if you can help or if the cling film is something that could be of use for you. Just thought Id share it with you. I will go back to the drawing board and make sure I remove all the excess water next time. I have not been doing that till now. thanks Toby. |
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