Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ken, thanks. maybe I'll just drink Guinness instead when printing - can't really mix it up! Best wishes, Charlie Charlie Chan www.yourbreast.co.uk www.charlie-chan.co.uk On 19 Apr 2014, at 23:15, Ken Carney wrote: > It is a lot of fun. Most all of my pt/pd printing was with LF in-camera > negs, but I have experimented with inkjet and film negatives made with an > imagesetter (ask your grandparents what that is :)). As far as sharpness > goes anyway, it is a forgiving process due to the paper used. Tonality is > a different thing, but some of the best prints I have seen were 6x7cm negs > enlarged in the darkroom to 20x24 by David Kennedy > (www.davidmichaelkennedy.com). These were pure palladium, double coated. > The chemistry presents some health concerns, not the least of which is > mixing the emulsion in a shot glass, which in dim light looks a lot like > single-malt. Good luck. > > Ken > > On 4/19/2014 4:46 PM, Charlie Chan wrote: >> Just thought I would ask. I am thinking of going on a Platinum-Palladium >> printing course with David Chow in the UK. Now one can make large format >> digital negatives on an Epson printer, it seems like a bit of fun. Is >> anyone on the LUG doing this? If so, am I mad or have I got too much time >> on my hands? Don't think I'll be the next Irving Penn, so no delusional >> thoughts there. >> >> Thanks >> >> Charlie >> >> >> Charlie Chan >> www.yourbreast.co.uk >> www.charlie-chan.co.uk >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information