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Some Technical Notes On Platinum/Palladium Printing

Hope you find this helpful, it is part of the worksheet I use in my workshops and is updated all the time, in my darkroom as things change daily. I will try to update this every so often. Nothing here is gospel and may not work for you but I hope it will act as a guide as you follow the winding path of Platinum/Palladium Printing. Remember this works in MY darkroom and may not in yours! If anyone ever tells you there is only one way to do anything in this process or gives you an absolute, you know they are not someone to believe. There are no absolutes within this process and no way is better than another. If it works for you it's right. It all depends on the infinite factors within your darkroom and your life. Try them all and find your path. Feel free to email questions!

REMEMBER ALL CHEMICALS CAN BE DANGEROUS! BE SURE TO READ ALL INFORMATION ON CHEMICALS AND FOLLOW MANUFACTURERS WARNINGS. BETTER TO BE OVERLY CAREFUL! PLEASE WEAR GLOVES AND RESPIRATORS READ ALL MSDS'S. ALWAYS CHECK WITH LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PEOPLE AS TO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR AREA AS TO DISPOSAL STORAGE ETC.

Good reference book:
OVEREXPOSURE, HEALTH HAZARDS IN PHOTOGRAPHY
by Susan d. Shaw & Monona Rossol
Allworth press, New York

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ENLARGED NEGATIVES

ENLARGED NEGATIVES: THEORY & PRACTICE
© 1998 John Rudiak, Taos, New Mexico

RETOUCHING NEGATIVES

PAPERS

TRADITIONAL PL/PT FORMULA

CONTRAST CONTROL

TWEEN 20 - PHOTO FLOW

TESTING COATING AREA AND FERRIC OXALATE

COATING THE PAPER

DRYING PRIOR TO PRINTING

EXPOSURE INFORMATION

BRONZING

DEVELOPMENT

CLEARING BATHS

GOLD TONE

WASHING

FINAL DRYING

RETOUCHING PRINTS

SUPPLIERS