Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chuck Albertson wrote: > What a gallery calls a "gelatin silver print" is just a plain old black & > white print. A platinum print is also a black & white print, using platinum > instead of silver in the emulsion. It does not necessarily mean the print > has been toned for protection, though anyone selling prints for big bucks > owes to the buyer to do so. > > Chuck Albertson > Seattle, Wash. Just remember that a platinum print that is properly made is one of the most archival prints around. The limited factor is usually the paper you coat it on (with platinum/palladium and most archival prints, you have to coat you own paper.) For more info about it check out Bostick and Sullivan, purveyors of all things platinum (www.bostick-sullivan.com) Keith Bingman Riedheim, Germany