Digital BW, The Print

David, You really need to make negatives that fit your process; not just
platinum/palladium but your platinum/palladium.  There are many variables
that can come into play.  Mark Nelson sells an ebook on it. Dan Burkholder
has wonderful methods. I have made them using an Epson 7000 and Cones' Sepia
ink set on UCF from Photo Warehouse. I am now running new curves for the
4800 and K3 inks on Pictorico. If you don't know platinum/palladium
printing, I would advise you to get your files prepared to print at 360 dpi
grayscale images as you would like them to look and take them with you. I am
sure that you'll be able to get output there and your files will be already
set with the exception of invert and curves.  

You can do colorized negs, B&W negs, or I am using the advanced B&W and
making a PYRO looking neg. 

Your negs that you use in the platinum class may or may not work when you
get home. The variables may like light source, chemicals, developer, etc
might mean that you'll need to make new negs. However, you should learn
enough to know how when you get there. 

Eric  

Eric Neilsen Photography
4101 Commerce Street
Suite 9
Dallas, TX 75226
http://e.neilsen.home.att.net
http://ericneilsenphotography.com
 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of David
> Keenan
> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 12:39 PM
> To: guruguhan@...
> Cc: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] RE: Anyone using digital negatives to make Platinum
> prints?
> 
> I have begun investigating making digital negs.
> 
> I am taking a palladium printing class in Europe this summer and want to
> take some enlarged negatives with me. I have no large format negatives and
> hope to enlarge some of my 35mm negs to take with me.
> 
> However, from what I have read so far it doesn't appear to be as simple as
> just "making negatives". It seems like it is all a coupled process -- that
> the negatives need to be "tuned" to the printing process.
> 
> At this point, I have no idea what this process is going to be.
> 
> Also, I have an Epson R2400 printer and have yet to find any info on how
> to use this printer to print on the Pictorico film material.
> 
> Obviously I have a lot to learn.
> 
> Dave.
> --
> David Keenan, ausdlk@... on 4/9/2006
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