Platinum Prints

For the discerning ...................... a platinum print.

Platinum prints are known for their delicate tonal scale derived from hand coated noble metals and printed on fine art papers. Just over a hundred years ago the Platinum print was the most popular photographic medium among the finest of artistic media, one of the most permanent of photographic processes.

Platinum prints are once again in vogue.

The moment may be in the past, but you will cherish the memory. A Platinum Portrait is perhaps the most permanent remembrance available to preserve memories for generations to come. The aesthetic quality of platinum prints with the tonalities, textures and surfaces make them exquisite material objects of art.

Platinum printing is history's most beautiful photographic process.

The platinum print is for people who have the ability to see...

The " Platinorati " - those of us that have an appreciation of a fine handcrafted Platinum print.

Portraits look alive.

Landscapes and still lifes appear to have an inner glow.

Since the late 19th and early 20th century, master photographers have been using Platinum printing to create images of exceptional beauty:

the prints are hand coated with precious platinum and palladium metals embedded upon and within the surface of the paper
prints have a long subtle tonal scale
prints amplify depth and surface texture and range of colour
printed on a selection of fine art printmaking papers

Black & White has a timeless quality and when printed in Platinum there is a physical tactile quality and " look " that has to be seen to be fully appreciated. Once seen it'll change the way you look at photographs. The process is conducive to personal creative choices made by the photographer - platinum printer, which incorporates emotion and an intuitiveness. Platinum printing is enjoying a renaissance. More and more discerning photographers are rediscovering the pleasure of working in this process which Alfred Stieglitz once called "The Prince of photographic printing processes".

For more information on Platinum printing or links to more comprehensive sites regarding alternative processes:

CONTACT: Ralph Rinke - Photographer
ralphrinke@telus.net

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