Platinum Printing?

[zenny]

Hi:

I am interested to learn more about platinum printing process, new to this area.

Appreciate it if someone experienced explain:

1) The chemical required and the places to purchase
2) The best paper for the process
3) The process involved (stepwise including quantitative and qualitative chemical compositions for developing)
4) The best way to frame platinum prints.

And also let me know drawbacks of the process, if any (except the cost) compared to silver printing.

Thanks again!

/z

[Louie Powell]

Z -

My suggestion is that you start with a workshop on Pt/Pd printing. That will answer all of your questions, as well as a lot that you haven't thought of yet. There are a number of choose from, but my preference would be for a workshop taught by Tillman Crane because he is one of the real masters of the process, he is an excellent teacher, and an inspiration to be around. He is scheduled for a session at Peters Valley Craft Center in July that should be excellent.

Another suggestion is to purchase Christopher James' "The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes". It's a comprehensive coverage of a wide range of processes including both Pt/Pd and Ziatype.

[jonreid]

See if the book The New Platinum Print by Richard Sullivan and Carl Weese is still available from Bostick & Sullivan. It's a good primer. Dick Arentz's book is also good but harder to find and more for practitioners with some experience.

Jon

[Doug Howk]

Agree on the workshop as a best start. With price of chemicals, it will pay for itself. Also agree with recommendation of Tilman Crane. Check out his website.
As to books, the clearest is Ian Leake's "The Platinum Printing Workshop". He does concentrate on the Dichro method but does discuss the other two major methods for contrast control.

[D. Bryant]

Hi:

I am interested to learn more about platinum printing process, new to this area.

Appreciate it if someone experienced explain:

1) The chemical required and the places to purchase
2) The best paper for the process
3) The process involved (stepwise including quantitative and qualitative chemical compositions for developing)
4) The best way to frame platinum prints.

And also let me know drawbacks of the process, if any (except the cost) compared to silver printing.

Thanks again!

/z

Here are some free links to get you started:

http://www.platinotype.com/pdf/%20Pt-Pd%20Manual.pdf

http://theonlinephotographer.typepad...slideshow.html

http://www.keithtaylorphoto.com/faqs.html

http://www.joelipkaphoto.com/make_platinum.htm

http://www.clayharmon.com/download/d...PtPdmanual.pdf

http://www.dickarentz.com/na2.html

[Jan Pietrzak]

Don,

Just wanting to put my print frame in the ring, I will be doing two Pt/Pd Workshops at the end of September, in Santa Fe, New Mexico. For information jpietrzak.com and find out what I will be teaching.

Jan Pietrzak

[zenny]

Here are some free links to get you started:

http://www.platinotype.com/pdf/%20Pt-Pd%20Manual.pdf

http://theonlinephotographer.typepad...slideshow.html

http://www.keithtaylorphoto.com/faqs.html

http://www.joelipkaphoto.com/make_platinum.htm

http://www.clayharmon.com/download/d...PtPdmanual.pdf

http://www.dickarentz.com/na2.html

Zillion thanks for the links, Don. They are extremely helpful particularly from someone who is really onto the stuff. :-D And thanks to jonreid and Louie Powell for book references.

I am sorry to say that I do not plan to attend any workshops because I would like to be inspired rather than preached. Maybe my weakness, but I feel as if Homo sapiens have evolved enough from the process of old schooling by the time we entered 21st century. Kudos to the Internet.

So I kindly request the forum members to post online resources available (including book references) about the process only rather than info on workshops/trainings.

However, platinum printing process has been very well described in the videos by a reputed pt-pd photographer from Canada V. Tony Hauser in youtube.com.

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[zenny]

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[zenny]

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[zenny]

And Hidden Light LLC owners Corey Allen and Stephen Saunders gave a brief preview of the history, process (including digitized negatives), good enough for an experienced to understand the process, though the video is a promo:


Hopefully the videos are useful for someone who really wants to understand the process like I do ;-)