RE: Ruby Lith Tape

I have also had some problem getting the tape really straight and one
of the ways I get around this with digital negatives is to print a
thin a fairly thin (1/5 of an inch or so) foreground canvas frame
around the negative, which forms the straight line. This way I can
further mask the negative with rubylith without having to worry so
much about it being exactly straight.

Sandy

>Mike, It could but that is partly up to the user. The tape is thin and
>won't cause much change in height between the negative and paper. It is
>possible that using it would allow a soft edge to form. So it depends on if
>the softer edge is OK with you, the print maker. An overlap may let a
>little light in as well so you'd need to trim it to the opening size of the
>image. The down side of using tape is that it is flexible. When you apply
>it care needs to be paid to how you are holding it so that the line created
>by the tape is straight. This is ALL up to the print maker and how exact
>they wish to be with clean straight edges on their print.
>
>Eric Neilsen Photography
>4101 Commerce Street
>Suite 9
>Dallas, TX 75226
>http://e.neilsen.home.att.net
>http://ericneilsenphotography.com
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michael Healy [mailto:emjayhealy@earthlink.net]
>> Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 11:48 PM
>> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>> Subject: Ruby Lith Tape
>>
>> Dumb question. Do you need tape, or can you just lob strips off a sheet of
>> ruby lith? Last
>> year I stumbled into an art store (non-chain) in Flagstaff, and they
>> carried R.L. sheets,
>> just like that. Got about half a dozen of them, sized about 16x20 or 14x18
>> or something
>> like that. Can this substitute for tape?
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> On 11 Apr 2005 at 22:33, Christina Z. Anderson wrote:
>>
>> Date sent: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 22:33:34 -0400
>> From: "Christina Z. Anderson" <zphoto@bellsouth.net>
>> Subject: Re: price of pt/pd printing
>> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>> Send reply to: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>>
>> > > My first answer was for fogged not stained by lack of clearing. So
>> > > Chris Gray or Yellow?
>> > Eric,
>> > very faint grey where the emulsion was brushed on exactly, but "not
>> > exposed" with the mask of the digineg, but I think there is faint
>> > exposure as you say, that I need to alleviate with rubylith. Now,
>> > where to get the tape is next. Chris PS Thanks for your help!
>> >
>> >
>>
Received on Tue Apr 12 07:15:25 2005