the sweet smell of selenium
did i mention i love to print? i feel so sorry for folks that have gone completely digital and aren't participating in this part of photography. kay and i were talking about this subject in a round about way on saturday, before i fainted. she said her customers know the difference but don't know they know the difference. they always seem to prefer to real deal. yep. it's good stuff.
lith printing is especially fun because every print is a surprize. i rarely have to do a print over because the surprize is so much better than what i could have done using traditional chemicals. oh and the paper i use is divine. forte. i actually had a moment tonight where i put my hands in the sink and rubbed my hands all over the print and sighed. the texture of this paper is like a wet vinyl record, the kind that's square and red and flimsy..... remember those? so soft. then i pulled my hands out and took a big whiff. the rotten-egg smell of sulphur. nice. of course my hands are buring now, but whatever. nothing a little soap and water can't handle.
