Platinum and Palladium Printing

Platinum and Palladium Printing
by Dick Arentz

Platinum and Palladium Printing
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Author: Dick Arentz
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-11-08
ISBN: 0240803779
Number of pages: 184
Publisher: Focal Press

Book Reviews of Platinum and Palladium Printing

Book Review: An Excellent Intro into Platinum Printing
Summary: 5 Stars

This book covers platinum and palladium printing in a very logical, thorough manner. If you have never done Pt/Pd, you will get all the introduction necessary to buy a kit and get started. If you have done some, you can move on fairly quickly to the more advanced topics in the book, and get more out of your printing sessions.

The printing method in this book is not for everyone. The methodology in the book is fairly numerically based, and if you like to work by instinct and intuition, this may not be the right approach for you. However, the discussions of available papers, chemical use and hazzards, and other resources listed in the book are worth the price of admission alone, not to mention the exquisite photographs reproduced in duotone.

The photographs are quite inspirational; Arentz is clearly a master image-maker from the printing perspective, as well as having an eye for composition and subject.

There are other books on platinum printing out there (most notably by Weese and Sullivan) but this book is the one resource I keep going back to again and again.

Summary of Platinum and Palladium Printing

Platinum and palladium printing is one of the easiest of the non-silver processes to learn but it also offers a number of variations, which the photographer can closely control. Platinum printing encompasses three basic phases which are somewhat under the control the photographer: sensitometry, chemistry and mechanics.

This unique book is the only thoroughly comprehensive work on platinum and palladium printing. 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.

Photographers interested in learning or improving upon this process will find this book an indispensable resource and reference guide.



Practical information based on the making of over 3000 platinum and palladium prints
Includes 50 duotones of Arentz's platinum and palladium prints
Explains sensitometry as applied to the platinum/palladium process

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