Digital Negative for Platinum Printing

[dave lackey]

Okay,
I am so fired up now after going through the possibilities of doing platinum printing!

Is it possible to print a digital image to transparency film and obtain a good 8x10 negative for contact printing?

Since I am new to this and have no darkroom skills yet, I would appreciate your comments.

Thanks in advance...

[cmedin]

Haven't done it, but I've heard good things about it and particularly about this book:

http://www.danburkholder.com/Pages/m...main_page1.htm

(PS, I still need to respond to your PM, haven't forgotten!)

[dave lackey]

Originally Posted by cmedin

Haven't done it, but I've heard good things about it and particularly about this book:

http://www.danburkholder.com/Pages/m...main_page1.htm

(PS, I still need to respond to your PM, haven't forgotten!)

Hey,

Maybe we should try to experiment with this...the results are amazing!

[M4streetshooter]

I've been doing Platinum/Palladium for many years but have not done it with a digineg yet....maybe I'll try in the next week or two.....

don

[rogue_designer]

I had a hard time getting dense enough negs for platinums with the digital process Burkholder outlines.

But I'm sure with time and practice, there will be a solution.

[george1956]

I have an Epson 2000P that can do digital negatives for contact printing like platinum or palladium. I've not used any of the materials to print digital negatives so I don't know how well it works. That might be good in that you could use slides, positive and prints and then make negatives that are in a good range for printing.

[tajart]

you might want to have a look at this work:

http://www.robshepherd.com/

rob has worked with a lot of .alt photo processes, and has been experimenting with taking film images to the scanner then making inkjet positives for plt/pldm prints, and various permutations.

[dmr]

Not to hijack you to another system, but they are always talking about doing digital negatives over at http://www.hybridphoto.com/

The printer I have (B9180) seems to be one of the more popular ones for doing that.

[foto_fool]

I have just started to move in this direction. It seems that the color profile that Burkholder espouses can be improved upon - several people have published Photoshop curves and color profiles that are supposed to give superior results. You might want to check out this link.

I am interested in doing ziatypes, as this process gives you a direct print that blocks as it develops - the dark areas block up and stop darkening during developement, and you just continue exposing until the light areas are properly exposed. Cool.

[williams473]

Does anyone know what media one makes prints on in an inkjet printer to make these contact prints off of? Is it possible to run a clear acetate type material like what is used in overhead projectors through an inkjet printer?

[foto_fool]

Matt - yes. The preferred material is Pictorico OHP. It is available online directly from Pictorico, also from Freestyle, Bostick-Sullivan and probably anyone else who sells Pd/Pt chemicals and kits.

[williams473]

Thanks John! I'll look into it!

[Todd.Hanz]

Originally Posted by williams473

Does anyone know what media one makes prints on in an inkjet printer to make these contact prints off of? Is it possible to run a clear acetate type material like what is used in overhead projectors through an inkjet printer?

I have done a few enlarged contact prints with the Pictorio White film, it's like the OHP but white. Most people doing the process use the white film. I tried the acetate stuff and it has a texture to it that shows up in the prints.

Todd

[george1956]

I think Epson's 2000P, the first archival printer, can print out negatives, but I'm not sure what type of material is needed. You might check their website. That way you could scan and print from all formats*and digital to make negatives for contact prints.

[rpsawin]

Try this site for info: http://unblinkingeye.com/ one of the best for alternative processing.

Best regards,

Bob