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Subject: [Leica] Anyone here tried Platinum printing?
From: kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney)
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2014 18:48:26 -0500
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What I remember most about enlarging negatives is that it took forever, 
though it didn't seem so at the time.  Now I'm like everyone else - it 
needs to happen immediately.

Ken


On 4/20/2014 6:35 PM, Charlie Chan wrote:
> Dear Ken and Pablo,
>
> Well I ain't tried it yet. TBH I would only do this if I can make a 
> digital negative on my Epson 3800. Just can't see myself making a large 
> contact inter-negative using LF film. Willing to give it a go, once I've 
> been on a course.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Charlie
>
> On 21 Apr 2014, at 00:23, Ken Carney wrote:
>
>> We'll see.  I have a much better Epson now than when I tried digital negs 
>> before, and it appears there is much better inkjet film available now.  
>> But, I have the printer and a first-rate pt/pd lab at hand, so it won't 
>> cost much to try it out.  The ability to print negs from digital camera 
>> files and control the dMax with software is really appealing.  So, I'm 
>> curious again.
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
>> On 4/20/2014 5:35 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
>>> I'd do this and not go the Epson route. Work from enlarged Negs.  I 
>>> viewed
>>> some of these Platinum prints from Epson "negs" at the AIPAD show at the
>>> Park Ave Armory last week or so and they are washed out looking and don't
>>> look at all good. Including the ones done to Elliot Erwitt iconic work. 
>>> An
>>> excuse to sell prints with another zero at the end. I'm a big fan of his 
>>> I
>>> don't think he has much to do with this.
>>>
>>> Platinum prints are supposed to be rich and dark. Not the opposite. And
>>> incredibly sharp. Not the opposite.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/19/14 6:15 PM, "Ken Carney" <kcarney1 at cox.net> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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