Once again an excellent video from an experienced professional printer. In my opinion a platinum print can improve an image and elevate it to something extraordinary, and that is something that, in my opinion, no other process can do. I use platinum to improve certain images and sometimes that will work other times it doesn’t. I love using Japanese washi paper but as you say it’s a pain in the arse to work with.
Thank you Matt for your very thoughtful and practical explanation about the tonality of three different types of prints. Albumin, I don’t want to talk about it because I don’t know about it. My straggle is to match my palladium print with silver gelatine print and compare the dmax, that is ridiculous I know. But with same image sometimes I can’t digest the black is grey in pt-pd print. It is very much clear to me now, I can console myself that the character of the chemistry is different. I need to train my eyes to see a pt-pd print. Inkjet, I am not bothered. As I have an Epson printer to print digital negatives sometimes I make prints.
I long for the print as the final completion of my photography. I had a show a few years ago, I spent a lot of time and money to making cyanotype and platinum palladium prints for the show. Hardly a person appreciated the difference from my digital prints, the historical prints looked great and people enjoyed them but not because of the historical print process just because of the subject matter. I confess to being disappointed that no one appreciated the value of those prints, I have decided I will continue working on the historical process but am clear this will be just to please myself. I am aware this is because of the community I live in, there are places where real hand work is valued.
I know exactly what you’re talking about. It’s tough to break into the higher end art community unless ya got connections with people who appreciate the difference. Most small community art centers want to look artsy but have no idea what they’re looking at. Good luck in the future
I am not totally sure on the archival quality of the oil-based ink transfer prints but those could give one the deepest blacks. And if one just stippled in the deepest black initially one should then be able to go back the next day and roll on a lighter tone of black and work back to ones liking for more range before transferring to your paper.
Nice review of P&P and silver gelatin, however you didn't mention anything about a process that gives you blacks as good as silver gelatin and is more archival than P&P. Carbon Transfer and because the prints are made with pure carbon pigment they won't fade.
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I didnt even know there is a pure platinum! You learn something new every day
Best wishes to everyone involved in the change up. Matt, will you still be offering workshops? Your Grand Canyon workshop last summer was the best.
Thanks a lot! Workshop probably yes, but won't be at the Grand Canyon anymore unfortunately
Glossy platinum/palladium! Very cool concept
I used to do it with bee wax. It is a bit of a pain, to be honest, but the look is great!
Once again an excellent video from an experienced professional printer. In my opinion a platinum print can improve an image and elevate it to something extraordinary, and that is something that, in my opinion, no other process can do. I use platinum to improve certain images and sometimes that will work other times it doesn’t. I love using Japanese washi paper but as you say it’s a pain in the arse to work with.
Great to see the density comparison between silver gelatin and Pt/Pd. Very interested in the satin finish too, would love to see more of the results!
Thank you Matt for your very thoughtful and practical explanation about the tonality of three different types of prints. Albumin, I don’t want to talk about it because I don’t know about it. My straggle is to match my palladium print with silver gelatine print and compare the dmax, that is ridiculous I know. But with same image sometimes I can’t digest the black is grey in pt-pd print. It is very much clear to me now, I can console myself that the character of the chemistry is different. I need to train my eyes to see a pt-pd print.
Inkjet, I am not bothered. As I have an Epson printer to print digital negatives sometimes I make prints.
wow, those Satin Platinum/palladium prints look amazing!! Gotta try some one day
They do look incredible :)
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I long for the print as the final completion of my photography. I had a show a few years ago, I spent a lot of time and money to making cyanotype and platinum palladium prints for the show. Hardly a person appreciated the difference from my digital prints, the historical prints looked great and people enjoyed them but not because of the historical print process just because of the subject matter. I confess to being disappointed that no one appreciated the value of those prints, I have decided I will continue working on the historical process but am clear this will be just to please myself. I am aware this is because of the community I live in, there are places where real hand work is valued.
I know exactly what you’re talking about. It’s tough to break into the higher end art community unless ya got connections with people who appreciate the difference. Most small community art centers want to look artsy but have no idea what they’re looking at. Good luck in the future
Good video. You're on a roll! Tell us about platinum vs palladium vs platinum/palladium printing.
We could work on such video. Stay tuned ;)
Just wow! And thanks.
Our pleasure!
I am not totally sure on the archival quality of the oil-based ink transfer prints but those could give one the deepest blacks. And if one just stippled in the deepest black initially one should then be able to go back the next day and roll on a lighter tone of black and work back to ones liking for more range before transferring to your paper.
Excellent video.
Thank you very much!
I'm coming!!!!
We'll be waiting for you! Marine wildlife looks incredible in silver gelatin
which paper do you recommand to start for Palladium ? which basis characteristics ?
We did a video on how to start platinum palladium.
ruclips.net/video/GlKSr6KY1IU/видео.html
Enjoy ;)
@@HiddenLight thank you sooo much
Nice review of P&P and silver gelatin, however you didn't mention anything about a process that gives you blacks as good as silver gelatin and is more archival than P&P. Carbon Transfer and because the prints are made with pure carbon pigment they won't fade.
With the impending WWIII on the horizon, what archival process would you recommend for prints surviving a thermo-nuclear blast?
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