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Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S.A. Whole Plate Argyrotype from a collodion dry plate negative printed on 16 lb drafting vellum paper.

Argyrotype On Drafting Vellum Paper

Quinn Jacobson May 10, 2022

I’m very grateful to have time to play with these photographic materials. I enjoy it so much. I find meaning in making images with different materials and exploring and trying new things, gives me a lot of ideas for this work. Most of the time, my experiments fail, but it teaches me so much. Through the failures, I find what doesn’t work and what the limitations are for any given material. The thing I love about historic photographic processes is that there’s enough to work with for five or six lifetimes, or more. I’ve played in a lot of them and have barely scratched the surface.

Today, I redesigned my approach to my glass plate oil prints. I enlarged my working surface (glass support) to 10” x 12” to allow the magnets to “grip” better onto the steel plate pouring surface. I also allowed a lot more time for the gelatin to set up before removing the magnets. This will allow me to swell and clear the gelatin without it peeling off of the glass.

I also tried a few Kallitype prints and Argyrotype prints today. The one I found most interesting was the Argyrotype printed on 16-pound drafting vellum. I couldn’t believe how good it looked. It gave me a very “grainy” painterly look. I love it. The paper is virtually see-through which opens up possibilities for unique display options. I was so excited about it, that I poured gelatin on some to see if I can make oil prints with it.

Every day there’s something new to discover. I’m working on this project full time, so I work a few hours in the studio/darkroom each morning and then study, write, and research in the afternoon. It’s the life I’ve dreamed of for 40 years. I’m so grateful, have I mentioned that?

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