The art of good photographic printmaking derives from the deeper understanding of the process, as well as the determination of the printer. For success, the printer becomes the process.
g. Michael Handgis Photography
Collectible Fine Art Prints ~ Hand Coated Prints in limited edition
Kallitype ~ Palladium ~ Platinum/Palladium ~ Gum over Palladium~ Gum Dichromate
The palladium print is one of the oldest, and likely most imulated of the traditional printing processes, formulated in the 1870's. It remains a most cherished form of printing, and a very collectable print for its beauty and archival longevity.
The Gum Dichromate print has an even longer history than palladium. This process was more fully realized in the 1850's, but didn't receive the popularity of palladium. Gum printing offers the widest potential for artistic expression, refrred to as "gesture" or artist's "hand". The gum print is the rarest of all colletable prints.
"Datura Blooms I" ~ Palladium Print
Limited Editions Prints
"The Flute Player" ~ Gum Dichromate
All Gum images are Unique