t.imprint
Fine Art Platinum Printing
The platinum print
— monochrome beauty —
Platinum Prints are based on a photographic printing method from the 19th century. This process creates the most stunning and archival black and white photographs.
Archivability
they belong to the most archival photographic printing processes made by men. The platinum particles inside the fibers of the paper don’t tend to decay ore corrode when exposed to sunlight such as normal color pigments or even other metals do.
A platinum print will live as long as the paper exists on which the print is made on. The premium papers wich are typically used in platinum printing are prone to survive many thousands of years, when taking good care of.
Such impressive properties in the archivability is one the reasons why especially collectors, galleries and museums are so intrigued by these prints.
Yes,
we do print your work in actual platinum!
Crafting a platinum print
Before developing the print, every single sheet of paper will be hand coated with the individually mixed platinum emulsion. This leads to the typical brushstrokes around the edges of the print.
The Process of crafting a high quality platinum print requires much time and know-how.
From digital to analog
Using digital workflows allows to print the digital file of your image as a platinum print. There is no need for old school film negatives anymore. This is mainly an advantage because as a contact printing method platinum printing dictates that the final print can only be as big as the negative used for the exposure of the print. Printing our own digital negatives allows to vary the size of the prints and to include digital manipulation of the photographs beforehand, to create the perfect negatives for our needs.
For the modern day platinum print it doesn’t matter whether to use digitale files from your digital camera, digital scans of your photographic films, or even photographs from your smartphone. But still for platinum printing it is true, that better files always make better prints.
The Impressions you’ll get from platinum prints are unlike the ones you’ll get from any other printing method. The ability of recording twice as many grayscales as a normal black and white silver print, as well as the soft but rich rendering of black tones, create the subtle beauty only known from platinum prints.
The fact, that every print is made of tiny platinum particles wich absorbs the light and reflects them from within the fibers of the paper causes the unique way platinum prints give the impression as they shine by themselves.
The platinum print creates a unique and exiting atmosphere.
Platinum prints are made on traditionally crafted high quality cotton fiber papers. Unlike other printing techniques the actual photograph doesn’t sit on top of a reflective surface on the paper but is worked deep inside the fibers of the high quality papers. It is for this that platinum prints in some cases can create a kind of three dimensional like depth to the actual appearance of your photographs.
The typical matt finish of a platinum print creates this very pure and honest aesthetic experience that is unlike any other printing method.
It is for the unique aesthetic experience, the sheer quality, the durability and archivebility of the platinum print, that photographers, collectors, galleries as well as museums are so fascinated by. This is why there is a significant rise in popularity and demand.
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Get in touch
If you are interested into getting a platinum print of your work, feel free to get in touch. I’ll be delighted to discuss ideas, thoughts and questions you bring along and we will transfer your vision together into a lasting physical piece of art.
From just a print to a unique statement.
Every single print will be discussed and planned carefully to translate your vision and ideas into a stunning piece of art.
This leads to the right choice of paper, the exact configuration of chemical components to use, the preferred way of pre-coating the paper, the production of a digital negative, the exposure as well as the right way of developing for the final print.
Each of these steps will be individually determined for every print, so to let your print sing the best possible version of the song which is your creative vision.
Pricing*
15 x 20 cm ……………….. > 200 €
20 x 25 cm ……………….. > 400 €
30 x 40 cm ……………….. > 600 €
40 x 50 cm ……………….. > 800 €
* Plus Taxes (19% MwSt.) and shipping.
The prices do include however the manufacturing of an original sized digital negative from which the actual platinum print is made. This step includes some necessary digital manipulation of your work as well as the physical Printing of the negative on a specially designed transparency film.
The sizes mentioned above are considered as guidelines for the pricing. With pleasure we will print your work to your individual wishes. The price list above gives you an idea of the costs of your individual sized print. There will be no extra charge for print sizes that are not mentioned above.
Contact:
office@timprint.de
Fon: +49 176 32911830
Who is Tim?
Tim Waldherr
founder of t.imprint
Platin/Palladium Printer
Photographer
Philosopher (M.A.)
My long time love affair with photography and the arts kickstarted my general interest in printing methods.
My enthusiasm for the platinum print begun when I got hooked by the unique elegance and beauty of the finished product, as well as the slow, analog, tactile and complex process of crafting a platinum print.
After years of printing just for myself, I started t.imprint to make my service and experience available to you, other professional and passionate Artists and every body who appreciate exclusive one-of-kind prints of their personal work.
Hoping that I can be at your service to enhance the voice of your work in a beautiful unique and most long lasting way there is.
“For me the beauty of the platinum print lies in the aesthetic qualities of the process as well as in the unique visual and emotional experience you’ll get from the finished print in your hand.”