matthew_runde Posted March 13, 2002 Share Posted March 13, 2002 I would like to share a discovery with you, the helpful members of this forum, and I would like to have your thoughts on it. <p> I have come across photographs by Emile Frechon, a French photographer who photographed in Algeria around the 1900s. I know that he photographed in France, too, but I am most interested in his photographs of Algeria. <p> I am intrigued by the way in which his photographs seem to glow. I read that he printed with gold, which may account for that fact. I am also intrigued by how otherworldly Algeria and other places look in his photographs; the light looks like a Biblical painting, and seems to be present in every part of the photographs, including the shadows. <p> I have seen only a handful of his photographs on the Internet. Here are a few: <p> http://www.jmcfaber.at/inventory/classic/frechon.htm <p> http://gallery19th21st.free.fr/19e/pages%2019e/pages-images/page1-19e/Frechon02.htm <p> http://www.iphotocentral.com/search/full_image.php?uSID=3142de4f8d59b597454660fd505b85b1&myNum=0&strImg=..%2FPhotos%2FVintageWorks_Images%2FFull%2F3525Frechonboats.JPG&iID=970 . <p> Again, I would like to know what you think of his photographs. If you know mor about him, I would appreciate that, too. <p> Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathan_congdon Posted March 13, 2002 Share Posted March 13, 2002 The photos are lovely. They are all identified as silver images, though obviously heavily toned. Usually gold toning cools a silver image, though there are exceptions to this when gold is combined with other toners. Others may have a better idea what toning was used by looking at the shots. One shot is identified as "silver pigment," which is a completely unknown process to me, and might be a mis-translation from French for all I know. <p> Good luck in your search, <p> Nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echard_wheeler Posted March 13, 2002 Share Posted March 13, 2002 looks like albumen. it's a silver handcoating process. beautiful stuff! <p> regards ec Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domenico_foschi Posted March 14, 2002 Share Posted March 14, 2002 Beautiful work... Ah, those 100 + years old lenses... those emulsions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerevan Posted March 14, 2002 Share Posted March 14, 2002 I think the photos are quite nice, but my 6 year old laptop screen does not do justice to the subtle hues of what may be albumen prints. <p> As a side note, in case you really want to dig into the subject of albumen and such closely related print-out techniques, check out this site for more in-depth studies of it: http://albumen.stanford.edu/library/monographs/reilly/index.html <p> It's one of the best examples of how one can produce an electronic version of an out-of-print book. Lovely, IMO. Just makes me want to get to grips with eggs and chemicals. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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