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PALLADIUM PRINTS
Nov 25, 2016 13:30:29 #
The Palladium printing process was invented about 150 years ago. It was the first practical photo printing process that permitted economical photographic prints to be made. its demise was brought about by government control of Palladium (a precious metal) for wartime use. In recent years the process has experienced a renaissance. The Palladium emulsion has a much longer tonal curve than today's silver emulsions. The Palladium emulsion is hand mixed & hand coated onto special paper in my darkroom (Yes, Virginia, there are still darkrooms) then exposed in contact with the negative under a 1 kilowatt lamp rich in UV light for about 3 minutes. It then goes into the soup for development & the latent image appears immediately. A few samples attached. You really have to see the actual prints to appreciate the beautiful tonal separation, but try the downloads.
Nov 25, 2016 13:39:34 #
Nov 25, 2016 13:53:40 #
Rjaywallace said it first, but I'll repeat it - WOW! These are just gorgeous, and I hope you post more details about the process - I'd like to try it (yes, I still have a darkroom also). Thanks for posting.
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Nov 25, 2016 15:52:20 #
Exquisite compositions and light. Anyone who says b&w doesn't suit flowers needs to see this topic!
Thanks so much for sharing information about your printing process, but more important, thank you for sharing your inspiring artistry.
Thanks so much for sharing information about your printing process, but more important, thank you for sharing your inspiring artistry.
Nov 25, 2016 16:16:57 #
Wonderfully beautiful work, richfred.
--Bob
--Bob
richfred wrote:
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Nov 25, 2016 16:59:40 #
The beauty of the process is well matched to the beauty of your composition and exposure! These are stunning!
Nov 26, 2016 07:18:46 #
Stunning! These beauties should be hanging on your wall. Awesome detail and texture in the downloads
Jane
Jane
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Nov 26, 2016 07:55:08 #
Wow ! What a treat ! Agree with Jane - these beauties should be hanging on your wall.
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Nov 26, 2016 10:26:13 #
These are beautiful, elegant images no matter what the processing! But this process is outstanding. Did you scan the prints you made? How close to the actual prints are the scans?
Nov 26, 2016 12:23:27 #
AzPictLady...Thanks for the kind words. No, these were not scans. The prints are made from a precision digital negative which in turn was made from the actual digital capture with my 5D MKII. The negative is printed on high quality overhead projection film designed for the purpose. It was printed on my Epson 7900. Since the Palladium print is a contact printing process, the negative is the same size as the print (in this case 16 X 20). What I posted is the digital file from which the precision digital negative was made. To my everlasting amazement there is no loss of detail or tonal separation in the actual print. There is no analog enlarger used in the process so no loss of print quality due to enlarger anomalies. The negative is enlarged in Photoshop. Thanks for your interest. I do not take credit for the invention of the precision digital negative process, only for the execution of it. I believe the PDN process for Palladium is patented by Mark Nelson ( see precisiondigitalnegatives.com )
Nov 26, 2016 13:18:45 #
Brian in Whitby
Loc: Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Beautiful prints!
Thank you for enlightening me to a photographic process I was unaware of.
Thank you for enlightening me to a photographic process I was unaware of.
Nov 26, 2016 13:33:40 #
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