Date: 27 Feb 1996 07:52:07 GMT
From: "ODSRARN5.ASTRAUS" <ASTRAUS@odsrarn5.ssw.jnj.com>
Subject: Problems printing Palladium
To: alt-photo-process@vast.unsw.edu.au
I have recently started printing in palladium and have a problem that I need
some advice on.
An ordinary (suitable for silver) negative prints nicely but flat, so I have
made a contrasty negative
at the recommended density of around 2.1 for highlights, 1.2 for mid-tones.
If I expose this negative for
an adequate time to get some detail in the highlights I grossly overexpose
the shadows. I get what I have
heard referred to as "bronzing". Can anyone suggest a way to avoid this??
Also. I have tried mixing palladium 50/50 with platinum, and I do not see
any difference between this and
pure palladium. The color, D-max and tonal range appear to be the same. I
developed the images in
fresh ammonia citrate to insure that palladium deposits wouldnt influence
the color. What should I expect??
Al Strauss
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