The American annual of photography . THE PICKET FENCE. HOLMES I. METTEE 123. THE MULTIPLE GUM PROCESS By FRANCIS ORVILLE LIBBY MONG photographers the making of prints bythe superimposing of two or more layers ofpigment on a piece of paper by the Gum Bi-chromate or Multiple Gum process has alwaysbeen a sort of Never Never land of photo-graphic printing, a mysterious process used and known byonly a chosen few. I am going to try to show you that thisshould not be the case and that Gum is the simplest of allthe so-called controlled processes for the serious worker withpictorial aspirations to use.
The American annual of photography . THE PICKET FENCE. HOLMES I. METTEE 123. THE MULTIPLE GUM PROCESS By FRANCIS ORVILLE LIBBY MONG photographers the making of prints bythe superimposing of two or more layers ofpigment on a piece of paper by the Gum Bi-chromate or Multiple Gum process has alwaysbeen a sort of Never Never land of photo-graphic printing, a mysterious process used and known byonly a chosen few. I am going to try to show you that thisshould not be the case and that Gum is the simplest of allthe so-called controlled processes for the serious worker withpictorial aspirations to use. To begin with I want to say a few words about the resultsto be obtained in comparison with other methods of am not going to compare Gum with Bromide because thelatter, fine as the results produced by this medium are, lacksthe opportunity for control, and expression of individuality,which a process to be suited to the needs of the pictorialistshould have. Platinum renders gradations in the highlightsbetter than any other process, but is not so susceptible to co
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