Digital BW, The Print

Hi Tony,

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <BMercerTX@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] one of my customers wants silver and platinum -
big


> In a message dated 11/9/2003 12:11:15 AM Central Standard Time,
> tbaker1328@... writes:
>
> > I live just outside of Los Angeles, and I can't find a BW lab who can
> > do anything bigger
> > than 20x24.  Platinum printers are hard to find, period.  So I am
> > having trouble being
> > able to outsource it, and I am feeling like I am in way over my head
> > doing it myself.
> >
>
> The learning curve on making digital negs for contact printing AND the
> learning curve on making platinum prints is big.  Actually you would need
a very
> specialized contact printer and light box to make them.

I second the above paragraph word by word... You need a very specialized UV
contact printer equipped with a vacuum frame. See
http://www.eepjon.com/uv.htm for more information.

> I would call Bostick and
> Sullivan in Santa Fe and see if they can recommend someone who has the
> knowledge and equipment.  Or contact Dan Burkholder on the web.

... or visit the Alt-Photo-Process mail archive
(http://www.usask.ca/lists/alt-photo-process/) and seach there. Better, you
can join the list and ask questions directly to the very knowledgeable
"gurus" there. I just started alternative processes and the folks there are
very helpful. I'm very grateful to them.

I suspect you will not be able to print digital negatives for contact
printing from an 40" wide Epson because I know no suitable transparency
material at that size (I guess 30x40 is "bigger-than-huge" in platinum
printing)!!! (The "industry standard" for this purpose is Pictorico OHP
transparency film and this is available up to 13x19" sheets).

Regards,
Loris.