Are Type I Photos The Only Safe Bet In This Hobby?

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12-03-2018, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by sphere and ash

I’ve printed in salt and albumen, and it’s not at all clear to me what “exceptionally pure paper” is. I don’t think it’s true that the process requires a modern paper.

Here, I found it for you:

"Paper had to be thin, yet strong when wet. It also needed to be exceptionally pure--the slightest trace of foreign matter would react with other photographic chemicals and cause staining."

https://www.realorrepro.com/article/Photographic-Images

I'd love to know where you can find stacks of old paper that meets this criteria.

Last edited by SetBuilder; 12-03-2018 at 06:47 PM.

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