Digital BW, The Print

I tried this several years ago, initially to make Van Dyke Brown and Cyanotype prints but I did try Silver prints too.
I was quite surprised at the results although they did not have reproduce the fine detail to match the silver print although the alternative
processes did produce good results. 

I tried a number of different acetates and found a huge difference in quality. I did not ever match the quality of the silver print
but decided to use the imperfections in the method to try to create a different type of image. Bear in mind that this was 5 years ago
and materials have significantly improved since then. I do know of one company, Permajet, here in the UK that currently supplies an acetate
that has recieved very good reviews from photographers here. 

Dan Burkholders book is very good and he does cover the subject fully. I have seen Dan work when he did his digital workshop and 
I did  traditional printing for Calumet in Maryland and I can recommend that it is worth taking.

Les McLean 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Hugh Crymble 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 3:34 PM
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Has anyone ever tried digital negatives?


  on 12/29/02 10:04 AM, treadwinkle <VOLveeta@...> at
  VOLveeta@... wrote:

  I appreciate the response, Steve.  I sure wish there was a perfect
  solution for this.  Guess we'll just have to keep waiting.
  Piezotones are fine, but I'm about ready to give in and set up that
  darkroom and get backt b&w film.

  Treadwinkle

  Has anyone tried manipulating an image in Photoshop or whatever, outputting
  a large negative ie. 11' x 14', onto acetate on a 2200 and then contact
  printing this onto photographic paper?

  Hugh



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