Gelatin Silver

Due: 1/29

• 5 high quality gelatin silver prints
• Please have at least four of the images be new work, shot or (otherwise created) for this class
• Negatives can be generated from film, digital capture, or digital composites
• Negatives should be in the range of 8x10 (or slightly smaller to fit the paper), at least 300 dpi
• The prints should be properly washed, dried and pressed flat

Scheduling

In general:

Mondays are for coating paper, negative making, lectures and presentations
Wednesdays are for exposure and processing

Weeks 1-3
Digital Negatives
Gelatin Silver

Week 4
Salt Prints

Week 5
Cyanotype

Week 6
Van Dyck Brown and Kallitype

Week 7
Gum Bichromate

Week 8
Unusual substrates and presentation ideas

Week 9
Work

Week 10
Work

Week 11
Long Project 1 Due

Spring Break

Week 12
Inkjet Transfer

Week 13
Ink Aid

Week 14
Work

Week 15
Long Project 2 Due

Materials

Required purchases, to order today

Alternative Process Paper:

10 sheets

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/2111510-Arches-Platine-Natural-White-Uncoated-Art-Paper-for-Alternative

25 sheets (optional, if printing larger or greater quantities desired)

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/2111525-Arches-Platine-Natural-White-Uncoated-Art-Paper-for-Alternative

Inkjet Negative Materials:

Pictorico Pro Gallery Hi-Gloss White Film (PGHG) for B&W darkroom printing (gelatin silver)

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/22816-Pictorico-Pro-Gallery-Hi-Gloss-White-Film-(PGHG)-8.5x11-20-sheets

Pictorico Premium Inkjet OHP Transparency Film

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/200648-Pictorico-Premium-Inkjet-OHP-Transparency-Film-8.5x11-20-sheets

Optional, to order if you are inspired to continue with gelatin silver printing:

Ilford Gallerie Fiber based Graded Paper, Grade #2, glossy. Note that this paper is different than the multicontrast paper you have likely used in the darkroom, when printing film negatives. Graded paper is generally required for printing with digital negatives.

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/627651-Ilford-Galerie-FB-IG2.1K-8x10-25-sheets-Glossy-Grade-2

Optional, additional alternative process chemistry:

If you wish to explore a given process further and need more chemistry, please ask instructor for guidance. We may have extra on hand, or perhaps you would need to order more.

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/category/14-Chemicals/Alternative-Process-Chemicals
http://stores.photoformulary.com/StoreFront.bok

Things to bring, have on hand

Ideas, innovations, images, projects...

A notebook to write ideas, jot down processes

Capture Devices:

Any kind of camera, film, digital, or pinhole that can capture an image that can be downloaded or scanned into Photoshop

Storage Devices:

Some way to back-up your work beyond the capacities of the computer desktop or class server, neither of which is secure. E.g., thumb drive, firewire drive, etc.

Dark Bag:

The large heavy black plastic bags that come with darkroom paper are excellent. Use to shield your coated papers from the light.

Apron

Nitrile or Latex gloves. Medical style gloves easiest to use.

Wear older clothes

Hair Dryer