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Re: [Digital BW] Tinting the paper before or after?

2002-09-12 by lawrencetrek

Funny you should mention that.

I own four Tom Baril (silver) prints that are absolutely beautiful.  He is known 
to tone his photographic paper in weak tea, which gives it this beautiful warm 
tone.  The prints look like platinum.  For those of you that don't know, Tom I 
believe started off primarily printing (he was Robert Mapplethorpe's printer).  
More recently Tom started spending more time with the camera (pinholes, 
view camera etc) and produces these amazing photographic prints (many 
dipped in tea etc.).  

Bio:

While still a student, Tom Baril began his career in the arts by becoming the 
printer for Robert Mapplethorpe. Working closely with Mapplethorpe to 
develop his signature style, Baril gained a reputation as a master printer. Over 
time, Baril began to create his own distinctive photographs, focusing on the 
urban landscape and the still life. His botanical studies are often taken with a 
pinhole camera. "In an age when the medium is becoming more and more 
high tech," said Baril, "I borrow from the past to create something which is 
both faithful to the tradition and something that is uniquely mine." Baril's 
photographs are included in numerous private and public collections 
worldwide, including the Los Angeles County Museum; the Museum of Fine 
Arts, Houston; the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; the Fogg Museum, Harvard 
University; and the Center for Creative Photography, Tucson. He has had solo 
exhibitions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and New York. 
Born in Connecticut in 1952, he currently lives and works in Manhattan. 

Check out this for some images

http://www.robertkleingallery.com/contemporary/bari/bari.htm
So, when I saw this thread, I wondered whether anyone has tried similarly 
toning their digital prints with weak tea after printing ?  Assuming these inks 
are waterproof, this could lead to some great prints.  So much for dry digital 
darkrooms.

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