What is silver gelatin?
This is a term for the black and white photographic process used during most of the twentieth century. It refers to the light sensitive ingredient (a silver compound) and the “glue” (gelatin) that holds it to the paper during manufacture. It is still widely used by contemporary photographers. • What is dye-transfer? A color photograph printed in the darkroom using four negatives to control the colors as they are transferred to photographic paper that contains the emulsion. It is considered the best form of color printing. NO longer available. Only Rene Pauli’s tri-color carbon transfer process surpasses dye-transfer in color quality. • What is a photogravure? An ink on paper non-darkroom process. It was first used by the Englishman, P.H. Emerson, who taught Alfred Stieglitz. At its best, it is considered equal to platinum in print quality. • What is a salt print? The earliest handmade papers using silver as the light sensitive material needed certain types of salt (chloride compunds) t
This is a term for the black and white photographic process used during most of the twentieth century. It refers to the light sensitive ingredient (a silver compound) and the “glue” (gelatin) that holds it to the paper during manufacture. It is still widely used by contemporary photographers. • What is dye-transfer? A color photograph printed in the darkroom using three matrixes to control the colors as they are transferred to photographic paper that contains the emulsion. It is considered the best form of color printing. NO longer available. Only Rene Pauli’s tri-color carbon transfer process surpasses dye-transfer in color quality. • What is a photogravure? An ink on paper non-darkroom process. It was first used by the Englishman, P.H. Emerson, who taught Alfred Stieglitz. At its best, it is considered equal to platinum in print quality. • What is a salt print? The earliest handmade papers using silver as the light sensitive material needed certain types of salt (chloride compunds) t
