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Arentz, Dick.

Platinum and palladium printing / Dick Arentz.

Boston : Focal Press, ©2000.

xviii, 165 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

"Platinum and palladium printing is one of the easiest of the non-silver processes to learn and it offers a number of variations that the photographer can closely control. The step-by-step format will guide the platinum or palladium printer through the multiple sensitometric, chemical, and mechanical tasks that must be mastered for consistent and predictable results."--Jacket.

"This unique book is the only comprehensive work on platinum and palladium printing. While many photo books deal with technique as the end point for manipulation of materials, this text is directed towards the making of a visual statement, and provides only the tools necessary for this goal. This exciting method of print-making is explained with an emphasis on technical control, not only to manage the cost of materials, but also to teach the reader to optimize the variations possible with this process."--Jacket.

Photography -- Printing processes -- Platinotype.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-160) and index.

The Process -- Platinum and Palladium -- Platinum Printing in the Twentieth Century -- The Platinum/Palladium and Silver Processes Compared -- Platinum and Palladium Compared -- Setting Up a Laboratory -- The Wet Space and Coating Area -- The Drying and Exposure Area -- Materials -- The Wet Area -- The Coating Area -- The Exposure and Finishing Area -- Contact Printing Frames -- The Ultraviolet Light Source -- The Sun -- Mercury Vapor Lights -- UV Fluorescent Tube Box -- UV Light Boxes -- Commercial Plate Burner -- Densitometers -- Modifying a Light Meter -- Inexpensive Table Models -- Hand-Held Densitometers -- The Professional Models -- The Negative -- Photographic Sensitometry -- Definitions -- Transmission Densities -- The Logarithmic System -- The Density Range for a Platinum or Palladium Negative -- Negative Contrast versus Negative Density -- Exposure -- Development -- The Negative Density Range -- Exposing and Developing the Platinum or Palladium Negative -- Zone System Development Compared to Subject Brightness Range -- Development for Subject Brightness Ranges -- Average Gradient -- Effective Film Speed -- Characteristics of the Platinum/Palladium Negative -- Sharpness -- Graininess -- Scratches and Pinholes -- The Circle of Confusion -- The Use of Selenium Toner to Increase Negative Contrast -- Pyro Development for Platinum and Palladium Negatives -- Chemicals -- The Reasonable and Prudent Use -- The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) -- Monochromatic Film Developing Agents (MSDS 2) -- About Measurement Units.

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