Thursday, March 28, 2013

Platinum Prints

For maybe I decade I have been some what interested in platinum prints and platinum printing. In the past I always felt the blacks looked to weak, it sort of put me off that type of print. This trip to view the retrospective on Don McCullin was a revelation, a jarring smack to the face! I loved the platinum work I saw, wonder large social documentary and landscape photograph, printed in subtle beautiful warm tones with nice deep blacks. The platinum work I saw in the show I gazed at with wonder for hours, I plan on learning this process and printing some of my own work using this ancient darkroom process (with a modern digi negative assistance).