Re: My first platinum-palladium over gold leaf prints
Dude, you're awesome and so are these images. Thanks for sharing them with the list. Tom H. P.S. I have no trouble opening. Closing things is a problem for me... On 2/9/08 6:48 PM, "Dan Burkholder" <fdanb@aol.com> wrote: > > This evening I finally photographed the first group of platinum/ > palladium over gold leaf prints. I've printed more than the nine on > this site but these are the most successful to date. After doing a lot > of inkjet printing over the past couple years, it felt very refreshing > to be involved with handmade processes once again. In some way, this > work is almost a rebellion to the direction most photography is > taking. The prints are small (4"x6" up to 5.5"x8.5"), unlike the trend > to giantism that the medium is experiencing. I also wanted to make > prints with a look and feel unlike anything we can produce with an > inkjet printer. > > I started testing different vellums and sizes in December and am > starting to get a feel for what works and what doesn't. The harder > issue (for me at least) is learning what type of images work well in > this combination and which don't. It's like all of photography; the > "why's" are always more difficult than the "how's." > > The images themselves are a mix of old and new, taking some years-old > images that are favorites along with new work from our new home in > upstate New York and exploring the print impact with the gold. The > "Flatiron in Spring, New York" image is my first effort at bimetal > gilding. The Flatiron is in palladium leaf and the rest of the print > is in 24K gold. I'm eager to do more of this Au/Pd leafing. I gotta > admit that there's something fun about making prints in which the > final image is comprised of three precious metals, all of which are > completely insensitive to light. ;^) > > I will be out of pocket for a couple of days and won't be able to > reply very promptly to questions or comments. > > Thanks for looking here: > > www.DanBurkholder.com/gold > > Dan > > info@DanBurkholder.com > www.DanBurkholder.com >
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