Alternative
Process Printmaking
I've started to get inquiries as
to if I'll make alt process prints of other people's work. The answer is a cautious
"yes". I'm confident in my cyanotype and platinum prints on COT320 paper
and am happy to print them for other folks. Some other techniques or papers you
might see me mention on the website are more experimental and just because one
print worked doesn't mean I'll always get the result I want. In addition, I'm
not really set up to deal with negatives - just digital files.
- The
prints will be on COT320 paper which is a top notch paper. I sometimes print on
papyrus and handmade Japanese kozo paper, but we should discuss that before making
any decisions.
- The negative will be on Pictorico film, printed on an Epson
R2400 printer.
- Turnaround time would normally be a week or two plus shipping
time.
- Images should be at 360dpi with the image size listed below. Please
let me know if the image was already sharpened or not. If that made no sense tell
me what you have and we'll work together to figure it out.
- If for some
reason I don't feel like I can print your image due to a technical conern or some
other issue (like a paper or chemical shortage) I'll contact you before proceeding
and refund your money if necessary.
- There's a fair amount of setup and
also efficiencies when you print more than one print in a batch - therefore the
costs are broken out for the first print of a purchase and all later prints. These
can be of different images as long as they're the same process printed on the
same day.
- There might be some exposure or other notations on the back
of the print in pencil but they won't be signed or initialed unless you request
initials.
- For the platinum images, I might use either the traditional
platinum process (with a platinum palladium mix) or the Ziatype process (which
are usually pure or nearly pure palladium but tone as cool as a pure platinum
print unless you add a warming agent). Usually my choice will depend on factors
like the humidity which nobody but me really cares about. But if you have some
preference let me know and we'll talk about it.
Print Costs |
| |
11x14 paper (8x10 image) |
|
| Cyanotype
(first image) |
$100 |
|
| Cyanotype (later images) |
$75 |
|
| Platinum/palladium (first image) |
$150 |
|
| Platinum/palladium (later images) |
$100 |
|
|
Shipping
Costs
|
| |
11x14 paper (8x10 image) |
|
| US |
$8 |
|
| International |
$25 |
|
|
If you're interested please contact me
at contact@san-francisco-nudes.com and we can hash out any remaining details or questions.