Digital BW, The Print

>I was wondering what combinations of >inks and papers any of
>you have found that looks something >like platinum.

There is no single "platinum" look.  The color of platinum prints can vary 
from a brownish warm look to a colder purple/black look depending on the 
particular chemisty used (or if you want to spend some serious money you can 
get reds, greens, and blues in a platinum print by adding uranium : - ).

The warmer look is probably what most people have in mind when they think 
"platinum." Those tones probably could be closely emulated with any ink jet 
process that permits a blend of warm and carbon or perhaps just warm and 
black. However, what can't be duplicated is the tonal separation and range 
that can be achieved with platinum from a properly developed negative. So 
while the tones might look similar I don't think the print would actually 
look much like a "real" platinum print.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Jasutis" <jimj1946@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 9:31 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Quick mini Platinum poll


I am kind of new here, and would like to ask a quick question.

I know that inkjet prints are an entitity unto themselves, and don't
need to compare themselves nor try to emulate any other medium. That
being said, there is a lot of talk of trying to make inkjet prints
that look like traditional silver prints. One of the big stumbling
blocks seems to be the sheen of the silver prints. Since Platinum was
done on handcoated papers much more like the matte inkjet print
papers, I was wondering what combinations of inks and papers any of
you have found that looks something like platinum. I have never seen a
platinum print in person, but I have read so many glowing reports
about them, that I would like to see what an inkjet version would look
like --- Thanks  -- JimJ






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