Blur
LinkThe recent printing method I am using is drastically different from the way I would usually print my negatives. I've always wanted my photos sharp no doubt about that, but there is something that...
View ArticleCoffee Printing
I'll be doing a workshop on coffee printing during the CFA Art Fair this Saturday.I'm not the first to actually use coffee as a developer. I'm sure there will be people who will lay claim to that. My...
View ArticleDarkroom session 09-03
Camera: Nikon F80 Film: Fuji Neopan 400 / HC110 Paper: Ilford MGIV
View ArticleGum Bichromate / Gumprint
Batch 1 (plate 01) Camera: Toyoiew45D Film: Kodak Tmax 100 Paper: Canson watercolor 200gsm) chromate: 10% (potassium) Pigment: Reeves water color burnt sienna Batch 2 (Plate 02 & 03) Camera: Nikon...
View ArticleGum Bichromate (four colored plates)
Negatives were color separated in photoshop and printed onto tracing paper Batch 3 (colored plate 01 & 01 v2) Camera: Nikon FE Film: Fuji Provia 100F Paper: Canson watercolor 200gsm chromate: 20%...
View ArticleGum Bichromate
One of the reasons why I print mainly in black and white or monochrome, is that I do not have any methods that allow me to print colored images. I started with a similar process called casein...
View ArticleGum Bichromate (Colored plate)
Reprinting an image using poster color instead of watercolor as the
View ArticleNostalgia: A Photographic Exhibition on Gum Bichromate Printing (Press Release)
(Press Release from Jorge B. Vargas Museum)NostalgiaA Photographic Exhibition on Gum Bichromate PrintingBy Marc San Valentin2 July – 6 September 2009The Landing GalleryUP Vargas MuseumThe Jorge B....
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The online version of the catalogue will be available a day after the opening (July
View ArticleGumoil Prints
The gumoil is a polychromatic photographic printing process invented by Karl Koening in 1991. This process uses gum arabic sensitized using potassium bichromate to create the matrix. The entire print...
View ArticleGraphite printing process
This is a process that I have been trying to develop for the past month. The pigment used is powdered graphite and a variant of this method allows me to print on glass. More details on the process will...
View ArticleGum-Graphite Printing
Graphite has a very distinct look to it. The surface of a graphite drawing presents a fine sheen when light hits it in a certain angle. To add to this, the velvety finish of the dark areas contributes...
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