on papers and VDB: I also noticed a hughe difference between different
papers: some of them "bled" a lot, i.e. a lot of the emulsion washed off
in the fixing solution (after already a short time, you shouldn't fix long
anyway), others worked perfect, i.e Canson Fonteney
>
> I totally concur. And the paper I've been using is Arches, primarily.
>
> Query, though, has anyone tried alternate development in Cyanotye and then
> VanDyke? Like, one on top of the other. If so, any changes in the
> chemistry?
>
...I did combined VDB and Cyanotype: first VDB and than Cyanotype, not on
top of each other, worked perfect...
> Trish
>
>
Cor Breukel
http://ruly70.medfac.leidenuniv.nl/~cor/cor.html
"The Infrared Gallery"
http://ruly70.medfac.leidenuniv.nl/~cor/ir-gallery.html