Daredevils
Found some leftover argyrotype (a type of iron-silver process) sensitizer (at least 5 years old), enough for a small print on handmade cotton rag paper (didn't trust the sensitizer enough to use Hahnemühle Platinum Rag...). Had no expectations but was surprised in a positive way when it looked like this after exposure (15 min, enough?) in my UV-box. All the impurities of the paper somehow positioned themselves in such a nice way.
Luckily enough I had the presence to get this cellphone shot before beginning the wet processing. Which (including prefix gold toning, sigh...) was a disaster and totally destroyed the print beyond recognition.
Digital negative (made in 2017).
Kitesurfing from Monte Baldo with magnificent view over Lake Garda, Italy. July 2009. See the original file below, used to create the dig neg.
Daredevils
Found some leftover argyrotype (a type of iron-silver process) sensitizer (at least 5 years old), enough for a small print on handmade cotton rag paper (didn't trust the sensitizer enough to use Hahnemühle Platinum Rag...). Had no expectations but was surprised in a positive way when it looked like this after exposure (15 min, enough?) in my UV-box. All the impurities of the paper somehow positioned themselves in such a nice way.
Luckily enough I had the presence to get this cellphone shot before beginning the wet processing. Which (including prefix gold toning, sigh...) was a disaster and totally destroyed the print beyond recognition.
Digital negative (made in 2017).
Kitesurfing from Monte Baldo with magnificent view over Lake Garda, Italy. July 2009. See the original file below, used to create the dig neg.