There was an opportunity to trade a framed print for a Beseler 23CII enlarger. I was interested in using it to print images upon various surfaces, such as stones, metal, tiles or various types of paper. This was the first reasonably exposed image; however, some fine tuning is needed.
Carriage Horse - Chicago
The image is printed upon some 8 by 8 inch cold-press watercolor paper that was coated with Rockland's Liquid Light.
I have a better sense of applying the emulsion now, as it was too thick in this case. Also, I did not have blotting paper to properly treat the surface after it was rinsed - resulting in a lot of little blobs of emulsion. The materials are very easy to work with. When applying the emulsion to the watercolor paper, it is necessary to tape it to a flat surface, otherwise the paper will curl and is annoying to work with. A few more experiments, then I will post another version of this image.
