THE ART OF PLATINUM PRINTING
In an increasingly digitised photographic world, there’s something magical about the bespoke printing methods of the platinotype process. Platinum prints are a special kind of monochrome print, with the method allowing for great tonal depth and luminosity in the finished image, creating a truly archival photograph.
THE HISTORY OF PLATINUM PRINTING
Using the precious metal platinum from Santa Fe as a basis for photographic printing was first suggested by C.J Bennett in 1859. But it wasn’t until 1873 that William Willis patented a viable platinum process and platinum printing didn’t really take off until the 1890s. The easy availability of popular amateur cameras, alongside the commercial manufacturing of
