Large Format Photo Negatives: The Story of a Platinum Print

Watch how a legendary photographer and two top printmakers make the "Rolls Royce" of photo prints (platinum) using a new, free downloadable paper package and the HP Designjet Z3200 Photo Printer.

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Science & Technology

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• Experts & Mentors
• HP application
• fine-art photo market
• photography
• large-format prints
• PSP
• paper package
• Elliott Erwitt
• Gabe Greenberg
• Arkady Lvov
• New York City
• USA
• Large Format Photo Negatives
• digital negatives
• platinum
• palladium
• artisanal print
• traditional print

[mipmipmipmipmip]

I was at an Elliot Erwitt exposition where the photographs had 'vintage print' written next to it. Is that this process?

[HPGraphicArts]

@mipmipmipmipmip Thanks for the question! “Vintage print” may be the first print a photographer makes after developing a negative, and in common conversation refers to older-looking silver photography rather than contemporary, full-color prints. While this could be achieved with the large-format digital negative process for platinum prints, noting “vintage print” does not necessarily mean that either large-format digital negative or platinum processes were used. Cheers!

[denudar]

With what on Earth are they scanning those tiny negatives at that resolution? Any ideas?

[HPGraphicArts]

@denudar Thanks for the question – for the large-format photo negative process, any high-quality drum, “virtual drum”, or flatbed scanner can be used. The requirement is that the scanning resolution must be very high if working from a small negative, such as 35mm, hence the need for a high-quality device. Hope this helps!

[dmkshooter]

you should try using pipettes not droppers. much easier and more accurate

[DigitalBasics]

An excellent clip showing the processes I have enjoyed exploring and implementing in my studio over the last few months...

[ttcremers]

I love these processes, great video.

[bt465]

zero comments? i learned allot by watching this video alone thanks for the post...