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backgrounds for photography/ peacock/emerald glaze

updated thu 30 mar 00

 

Lorraine Pierce on mon 27 mar 00

Thanks for your photographic suggestions Carenza. Creative thinking!

I have just removed several beautifully glazed mugs from my ^6 electric firing,
using your silky peacock/emerald blue glaze; Only one problem...the glaze was a
georgeous pale softly grayed blue green. Any clues? No snake movement at all,and
mine broke clear pale olive where thin. Are these oxides correct; titanium
dioxide 10%, cobalt oxide 0.75%, copper oxide 1%. I had increased the cobalt
because I used the carbonate. Lori in New Port Richey, Fl.

Carenza Hayhoe wrote:

> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Yes you can get your pictures published without the expense of buying a
> commercial background! I use grey paper used to pack a roll of carpet
> pegged to a high shelf and allowed to curve over a table edge - this gives
> a gently receding background. I also use a dark brown double bed sheet with
> a bamboo cane tacked to top and bottom to keep it straight and smooth. This
> is pegged to the same high shelf and laid across a table, the bottom bamboo
> puts just the right strain on the sheet to give a gentle curve for the back
> ground. I have been looking for a length of velvet in my local street
> market but no success so far. Apart from a good lens and the right film for
> your purpose the most important thing is a tripod so you can use a slow
> shutter speed. A spray to reduce shine can be an advantage too.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Susan Goldstein
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 9:06 PM
> Subject: backgrounds for photography
>
> > ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> > Just wondering if anyone using a background other than the commercially
> made
> > graduated ones, or shading done with very professional lighting, has ever
> > gotten your work published?
> >
> >
> > Susan
> >
> >

O'Brien Tyrrell on wed 29 mar 00

I was just reading the message regarding the photographic suggestions...but
am most interested in the Peaacock/Emerald glaze. Did I miss a posting on
the formula? I am interested in receiving a formula for this glaze...sounds
great. O'Brien
----- Original Message -----
From: Lorraine Pierce
To:
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2000 11:47 AM
Subject: Re: backgrounds for photography/ Peacock/Emerald glaze


> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Thanks for your photographic suggestions Carenza. Creative thinking!
>
> I have just removed several beautifully glazed mugs from my ^6 electric
firing,
> using your silky peacock/emerald blue glaze; Only one problem...the glaze
was a
> georgeous pale softly grayed blue green. Any clues? No snake movement at
all,and
> mine broke clear pale olive where thin. Are these oxides correct; titanium
> dioxide 10%, cobalt oxide 0.75%, copper oxide 1%. I had increased the
cobalt
> because I used the carbonate. Lori in New Port Richey, Fl.
>
> Carenza Hayhoe wrote:
>
> > ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> > Yes you can get your pictures published without the expense of buying a
> > commercial background! I use grey paper used to pack a roll of carpet
> > pegged to a high shelf and allowed to curve over a table edge - this
gives
> > a gently receding background. I also use a dark brown double bed sheet
with
> > a bamboo cane tacked to top and bottom to keep it straight and smooth.
This
> > is pegged to the same high shelf and laid across a table, the bottom
bamboo
> > puts just the right strain on the sheet to give a gentle curve for the
back
> > ground. I have been looking for a length of velvet in my local street
> > market but no success so far. Apart from a good lens and the right film
for
> > your purpose the most important thing is a tripod so you can use a slow
> > shutter speed. A spray to reduce shine can be an advantage too.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Susan Goldstein
> > To:
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 9:06 PM
> > Subject: backgrounds for photography
> >
> > > ----------------------------Original
message----------------------------
> > > Just wondering if anyone using a background other than the
commercially
> > made
> > > graduated ones, or shading done with very professional lighting, has
ever
> > > gotten your work published?
> > >
> > >
> > > Susan
> > >
> > >
>