Re: Combo Prints

Dan,
Yup, I am almost positive it is you first for the ink jet/platinum combo.
Ron Reeder's article, whom I quote too, is from 2004. If someone else knows
of someone earlier than Dan, please chime in by tomorrow AM when my book
goes to print :)

Mark, gum over platinum has been around since early 1900's, Platinum over
gum I first read about with Terry's article, but it easily may have been
done "back in the day"--have to check the British Journal of Photography to
find that bit of info out. Terry's article dates from 2004.

It is easier to figure out who did pt/pd over ink jet because we haven't had
archival inks for too long...and it would have to be a digital kinda guy and
an alt process kinda guy to come up with that combo, much more easily
traceable these days, what with stuff googleable and such. Frankly i never
would've thought to combine those two.

Firsts are somewhat odious--but it is important to give credit where credit
is due when a particular process is unique.

I personally love printing a layer of cyano OVER gum--it kind of beads a bit
on the slick surface and give a funky look. I certainly can't give myself
credit for that because it has been done long before I would think. But
platinum over ink jet? Who woulda thunk.
chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Burkholder" <fdanb@aol.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-L@usask.ca>
Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: Combo Prints

Hi Again Christina,

Sorry I almost missed this thread and your question. Here’s a short
answer; I’ll write you off-list with a more comprehensive response.

Pigment Over Platinum--admittedly a name that confuses readers because
they assume it’s the order in which the print is built, rather than how
the final image resides on/in the paper--was a fun way to keep one foot
in the wet darkroom while, once again, exploiting digital control.

I won’t jump into the “who did it first” quicksand but I can tell you
that I announced the process (on this list even) in the summer of 2001
and was producing (and distributing) actual P.O.P. prints at that time.

Hope this helps!

Dan

Christina Z. Anderson wrote on 2/4/06, 9:11 AM:

> In reference to Dan B I am talking about platinum over ink jet pigment.

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