Platinum printing is an historic photographic process that is prized for its extended tonal range as well as its archival permanence.
I mix a light-sensitive solution containing platinum and palladium (pt/pd) salts and hand-coat the emulsion onto art paper. The image is then contact-printed using a digitally enlarged negative (the negative is the same size as the print). The image is exposed to UV light and processed in traditional pt/pd chemistry.
I prefer to use translucent vellum paper which imparts a unique smoothness to the image. My finished platinum prints have luminous highlights and deep blacks with chocolate-colored undertones.
Black & White Collection « Portfolio 4 »
~ 8 x 12 (matted to 16 x 20)
Your platinum print is shipped to you flat. It is presented with a conservation mount that is ready for framing.
The window overmat is 8-ply, bevel cut, acid-free, museum white.
My signature appears verso (on the back of the print )
and recto (on the overmat). |
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' Reflection', from the Reflected Flora diptych
(The above image shows the proportions
of the matted presentation.) |
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| Pigmented - Platinum Prints |
' Sunset Solitude '
(The above image shows the proportions of the matted presentation.) |
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To make colorized platinum prints, I first apply a layer of pigment on heavy-weight cotton rag paper with archival inks (much like the giclée process referenced above).
I then hand-coat platinum/palladium emulsion on top of the colorized layer. The image is contact-printed using a digitally enlarged negative, exposed to a UV lightsource and processed in traditional pt/pd chemistry. This print-making process yields painterly images with buttery colors and warm blacks.
Works on Paper « Portfolio 5 »
~ 6 x 9 (matted to 16 x 20)
Your pigmented-platinum print shipped to you flat. It is presented in a conservation mount that is ready for framing. |
The overmat is 8-ply, bevel cut, acid-free, museum white and the mat window is cut to expose the irregular edge of the hand-coated emulsion. My signature appears verso (on the back of the print ) and recto (on the overmat). |
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