>How does the 19th century imagery inform and influence your own
>imagery and how it is you approach your work?
>How many of you own and/or collect 19th century photography and
>where might that activity "fit" on your personal landscape?
I originally got interested in these processes when I started working on my
family genealogy, and wanted to know more about preserving old family
photographs. I had thought that there should be some basic guidelines that
museums use to handle their collections, but had no idea that there were so many
different processes. The more I read, the more interested I got, and the more I
thought it would be fun to tinker with them. Right now, my primary activity is
making copy photographs for my genealogy project. However, I have been
tinkering with carbon printing whenever I can find the time. I've also started
collecting samples of the old processes, Daguerreotypes especially.
- Wayde Allen
Jeffrey.D.Mathias@worldnet.att.net (74160.3410@compuserve.com)
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