Welcome to the Second Edition of The Platinum Printing Workshop
St Mary Abbots, Kensington, London
Back in 2009 I published a small book about platinum / palladium printing: The Platinum Printing Workshop. Last year I decided to revise it and move it online as a shared resource for photographers. This new edition is a bit of a "work in progress" and I will update it periodically with new content. When finished it will be as complete and comprehensive a guide to platinum printing as I can make.
I still have quite a lot left to write, but hopefully you can see from the table of contents what I plan to cover. If you have feedback or specific topics you would like me to cover then please do not hesitate to email me at .
I will announce updates in my blog.
Table of Contents
i. Forward
ii. Copyright and Terms of Use
iii. Donations
iv. Search
Chapter 1. Introduction
Welcome to my book. I hope you find it useful, informative and that you enjoy reading it. Most of all I hope that it helps you to make some fabulous platinum prints.
Chapter 2. Making Your First Prints
This chapter explains the end-to-end process for making your first platinum prints. It covers the equipment, paper and chemistry that you will need, plus the basic techniques for print making. The text concentrates on the 'standard' Bostick and Sullivan A+B process, but almost everything is also relevant to the other platinum printing processes.
Chapter 3. More About Chemistry
This chapter examines the key chemical components of the mainstream platinum printing processes. It also explains how the platinum image is formed, which is essential knowledge if you are going to master the medium.
Chapter 4. More About Negatives
Chapter 5. More About Paper and Paper Coating
Chapter 6. Controlling Your Print
Chapter 7. Advanced Techniques
Chapter 8. The Malde/Ware Process
Chapter 9. Archival Processing
Chapter 10. Troubleshooting
Chapter 11. Print Finishing
Chapter 12. Caring for Platinum Prints
Chapter 13. Buying and Selling Prints
Appendix A. Suppliers and Other Useful Links
This appendix shares a list of useful links related to platinum printing.
Appendix B. Building Your Own UV Lightbox
Appendix C. Historical Processes
Appendix D. The Willis Patents
The Platinum Printing Workshop by Ian Leake is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.