The Art and Science of Platinum Printing July 14, 2012 9:30 - 5:00 Hand made print by: Ray Bidegain Price: $195.00 $195.00 Full Tuition 1 in stock $100.00 deposit 5 in stock $95.00 balance 5 in stock  Please select options: Tuition options : Full Tuition deposit balance Quantity:

Platinum palladium printing is one of the alternative processes and the prints are both beautiful and a joy to make. In this workshop you will learn the skills and techniques needed to make your own platinum palladium prints and hopefully discover a new medium for your photographic work.

What we will be talking about: 

• In camera negatives for platinum/palladium printing 
• Making enlarged negatives
• Techniques for hand coating the paper
• Contrast control 
• Suppliers
• Paper stocks suitable for platinum/palladium prints
• Print finishing and presentation
• Questions and topics from the students
  

 What to expect:

 We will be working with medium format or larger negatives. Any negative that prints well on number 1or 2 grade of silver paper will work for platinum printing I will provide appropriate negatives to print with if you don't have your own.  We will also be printing from digitally enlarged negatives from previous workshops.  I will also be offering private workshops on the process of making digital enlarged negatives for platinum printing ahead of time if you would like to make some contact size negatives from your small format film or digital files.  Please  contact me if this is something you would like to pursue.   The workshop will begin by looking at my platinum prints as well as examples of each participant's work.  The next  hour will be spent explaining and demonstrating the process. After that the class will spend the majority of the rest of the workshop printing. I will continue the instruction as I supervise and assist you with your work. By the end of the workshop you will have a nice collection of platinum prints, and a good understanding of the process.

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