Freeson Process/Prints

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Can anybody please elucidate on the proprietory French Freeson

Printing Process?

Fashion photographer Sheila Metzner can, but probably is not inclined too as it is the signature of her style. And it is spelled "fresson".

It's aproprietary process developed by some French guys, which has some similarity to dye transfer, in that I don't think it's a photo sensitive emulsion. They are very secretive about it and are exclusive as to what work they will do. Very Mysterious...t

I've heard that they are incredible prints and one of the only most

archival of all.

 

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A hell of a lot better than iris prints which I've been told are

difficult to keep archival. Is this true? Can someone shed light?

The Fresson process is propietary. Rights to the process are held in

France by Fresson's family. In North America, the process is held be

Luis Nadeau in New Brunswick, Canada. He does have an email address.

Try the alternative process faq for that. Luis is generally

helpful. The Fresson process is similar to Carbon printing but

involves other steps to produce better positive images. The process

is nearly as archival as platinum. As long as the gelatin and

substrate are fine, the pigments in the image should remain as

permanent they chemically able (ie. lampblack - very long time)

It is quite difficult and expensive to have Fresson prints done

nowadays. The only ones who are able to do them are the heirs of the

Fresson family, in France, and from what I understand, they are quite

selective on the photographers they want to print for, as they are

quite in demand. Asking a photgrapher who has one done will not bring

you much help, as he would not know the exact process. It is a direct

carbon process, a proprietary process. In North America, Luis Nadeau

knows the process, has done it at a point commercially after he

acquired the procede from Jose Ortiz Echague. According to Mr Nadeau,

very beautiful prints can be made by using the carbon transfer process

(it is not like the Fresson a direct carbon print, but a transfer made

by contact), prints approaching the quality of a Fresson. I take his

word for it, as he knows and did practice both. Mr Nadeau seems to

have lost interest in making Fresson prints, and is engaged in

research about various processes. If you are interested in carbon

printing, you can consult his books still available: "Modern Carbon

Printing" ISBN 0-9690841-2-7 and "Gum Dichromate, and other Direct

Carbon Processes, from Artigue to Zimmerman" ISBN 0-9690841-1-0.

Carbon printing can be done as black and white, or in color using

separations.

Carbon printing is, according to the experts, a very difficult process

to master, but may be very rewarding.

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My name is Dr.C.Badrinathan. After several years of research I developed a process similar to Fresson. An article was published in the year 1978 in RPS journal. I have had occasion to test a small strip of the original Fresson paper. The paper coated by me produced results almost identical to the original paper. I do not however claim it is the original paper. I have a prepared a detailed write up on the process. Any one interested can get a copy on payment of the costs --- about $10 or equivalent. This can be sent either as CD or as an attchment by email.

 

C.Badrinathan

Dear Dr. Badrinathan,

Since I read your article in 1 9 9 2 from the RPS Journal 1 9 7 8 I have been researching the Direct carbon system with some success. Please send your mailing address so I may send you an example of the results. As well I could send email image. I did manage to contact you some years back when your health was not so bright. Glad to see you are still interested in Direct Carbon.

Looking forward to hearing from you, again.

Best Wishes.

John Grocott - Photographist - London - UK

Dear DR Badrinathan Cadatur,

 

I am interesting by your Carbon Direct process as the same Fresson process

I don't no your process

Im am interestint to buy your Carbon Direct Process or exchange with my Carbon Transfer process by mail (a book of 116 PDF pages)

Are you contact me on my mail on my website on the Carbon Transfer Process

 

Thank you

 

Philippe Berger (Belgium) and sorry for my english<div></div>

Dear Berger,

Thanks for your interest in my monogram on Fresson. I can send you this by email either as a PDF or Word file. You can send your book on PDF. I will going out for about ten days and will be back by the 17th of this month. I will send my book after this date. You can respond by email earlier as I can access my email from other plaes. My email address is : cbadrinathan @gmail.com. Postal address is: Dr.C.Badrinathan, ARPS, AFIAP, Ph.D., , 003 Vigyan, Plot:23, Sector:17, Vashi, New Mumbai-400703. India. With regards,

 

C.Badrinathan