Salted Paper Printing with Bill Schwab

In this video I demonstrate the Salted Paper printing process invented in 1839 by Henry Fox Talbot. A simple and inexpensive process it is a great jumping pad for those beginning in the alternative photographic processes.
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[@nwgibbons3037]

Bill- I use the blow dryer on high but on the back of the coated sheet. The heat conducting through the paper dries it evenly, and you don’t blow chemical residue into the air you breath.

[@BillSchwab]

That’s a good point. Whatever works best for people in their workflow. However, I would be more concerned with chemical particles in the air with platinum and palladium, than with the salt process, but it breaks down to whatever everyone is comfortable with. Good ventilation is always best.

[@flickwtchr]

Impressive content and delivery. I love your to the point and relaxed presentation style. It has been many years since I've done an alternative process, such as cyanotype. I've recently been inspired to delve into a process I haven't tried yet, and this seems to be a great one to take a shot at. Thanks.

[@stuartflipflops]

Of all the alternative processes, salt paper printing is doable with excellent results. Thanks. I’m buying the book.

[@BillSchwab]

It's a really thorough book. It will be a great help.

[@stuartflipflops]

Wish I was back in MI to stop in for a workshop yet working in Vietnam. Look forward to the rest of the series. Reading the e-Book now. :)

[@BillSchwab]

@@stuartflipflops It would be great to have a visit sometime! It would be even cooler to visit Vietnam!

[@stuartflipflops]

@@BillSchwab You’d be surprised at the thriving film and large format community here. Printing not so much so time for a workshop here. :)

[@daver4451]

Bill, this was great. Thank you so much for taking the time to show this. Production, structure and style of the video is great

[@BillSchwab]

Thank you, Dave!

[@chriscard6544]

Beautiful photograph

[@mikecastles]

This is a really great intro to salt printing (which I have never tried for some reason). Thanks for posting Bill, looking forward to the next edition of salt print videos.

[@pierrez8455]

Allways excellent your vidéos !! Thanks a lot Bill ! To be continued.... :)

[@coursdinfographie6463]

Thanks ! very clear explanations and easy to follow :-) I did some salted paper a very long time ago and couldn't remember all of it, so your video is just perfect !

[@sylvain-hk]

Beautiful print!

[@tidley45]

Great video and looking forward to the follow-on video about toning.

[@willmcguire5099]

Thanks for the lesson!

[@Puresniper1000]

Thanks for this Bill

[@stephenbolinger1930]

Bill, As always a great informative video. You have done a great job on this one. Cannot wait until you start toning the print.

[@BillSchwab]

Thank you, Stephen! I'll get to those soon. I have some Gold Chloride on the way.

[@cedmuscat]

Thanks for the excellent presentation & loved the result!

[@BillSchwab]

Thanks for watching!

[@helensmelen789]

I xan't wait to try this

[@leannetaylor3840]

Thanks Bill. Very interesting.

[@MelanieKing]

Thank you Bill. This is a great introduction video!

[@BillSchwab]

Thank you, Melanie! And thank you for watching!

[@gerryyaum]

watched it again, strange to see you without a beard. Eager to learn all there is to Salt Paper Printing. Bought the book. thanks again Bill...

[@BathAcademy]

Great introduction and very encouraging.

[@richardsimms251]

Very interesting information. Excellent video. Thank you. RS

[@TonyCearns]

super video, thanks

[@BillSchwab]

Thanks for watching, Tony!

[@gerryyaum]

Thanks Bill, another great video and learning experience for me. Will try it as soon as I can. You and QJ are my two fav online teachers. I owe you a lot.

[@BillSchwab]

Hi Gary! Thank you! I hope it helps. I’ll soon be getting to a more in-depth version with a few added tips and tricks.

[@jeandaubas3252]

Once more, an excellent introductive video to this beautiful historical process! Your future video about toning possibilities of salt prints will be essential since this process really demands [and benefits from] toning. Thanks for the clarity of your presentations, always including useful tips. "Alt" cheers from France.

[@mrdarklight]

I wonder what region of light this reacts best to... like what nanometer wavelength.

[@BillSchwab]

Somewhere around 365 to 369 nm

[@18eleanor]

Nice! I love it.

[@robertyoung1777]

Would it be a good idea to do a final wash in distilled water? Thanks for the near real-time video.

[@BillSchwab]

Thanks for watching! It would depend on your water source. I don’t normally do this. However, I am on pretty clean well water.

[@ralphhennen5769]

Great inspirational videos - thanks for doing them. I want to upgrade my aging tube UV box to a non-tube strip light box. Do you have or can you point me to best practice guidelines for strip products and placement (inside the box)? Thanks in advance.

[@michaelsherck5099]

It's a little late but it's worth noting that Bostick & Sullivan includes instructions with their kit, and you can also download their instructions from their website. Their instructions are a good start but There is lot more you can do beyond basic printing. If you like the process you should get the book.

[@BillSchwab]

Yes, Definitely. The book is great.

[@narges5913]

Thanks for the great video, Can you please share which fixer did you used and what was the deletion? Thank you

[@Agedwheel]

Please make the follow up salt videos

[@BillSchwab]

Working on it. Thanks!

[@jerrysimpson660]

What about the sliver solution that gets washed off? Does that interfere with the septic and environment like traditional b&w silver printing would do?

[@BillSchwab]

I’ve not had any issues and the septic system is working fine.

[@Guscastillonj]

great Video! I would love to see you cover Kallitypes as i just recently got into them!

[@BillSchwab]

Thanks, Gus! I'll definitely get to it and appreciate the suggestion.

[@ivanshukster1841]

Yes Bill kalitype and salt prints are the two processes in most interested in learning. Maybe after the Fareo Islands and Iceland rolls are developed

[@BillSchwab]

@@ivanshukster1841 We’ll talk.

[@jimmypk1353]

The clean shaven look threw me off guard, for a moment I thought it was Dr. Sam Beckett from QUANTUM LEAP!

[@markstone-brant9480]

Hi Bill. Just subscribed to your CV channel. I'm in The UK. I just wondered where I can buy a print frame like yours or did you make it yourself. Kind regards Mark

[@BillSchwab]

Hi Mark! Funny you should mention this as I am going to offer them soon. I have a good friend that makes them from wood grown on the property here.

[@markstone-brant9480]

@BillSchwab Hi Bill so something like what you have doesn't exist in the shops to buy worldwide?

[@BillSchwab]

@@markstone-brant9480 I don’t think they are readily available in that I don’t think there’s anywhere where you can just walk in and buy one, however, you can find them online. Photographers formulary offers one and I believe Bostick and Sullivan also offers one. They are a various designs, however. Most of them you will find today are handcrafted.

[@BillSchwab]

@@markstone-brant9480 Mark, you can also check on eBay and sites like that. Every once in a while, you’ll find a good, antique one out there.

[@dnborris]

Hey Bill thanks for the great videos! I’m a longtime photographer but new to salt printing. My question is about paper (maybe you’ve included that in another vid). I’m looking for the sharpest detail and least amount of tooth. Have any recommendations? Thanks!

[@keithdmyers]

Do you ever host workshops in the winter months?

[@BillSchwab]

Hi Keith. Yes, I do. Mostly photo trips, but I am working on at least one for this coming Winter season. Most likely January/February as that is when it really sets in. Thanks for asking. Please got on my mailing list if you would and you will get all announcements.

[@keithdmyers]

@@BillSchwab Thank you. I am on the email list. Been loving your channel - please keep up the great work. I am only able to take vacation in Jan/Feb due to the seasonal nature of my business. I'd really like to do a wet plate and platinum printing workshop this winter. If you aren't offering one perhaps you could suggest one. Thank you Bill.

[@pyrosketcher1490]

Is the hinged print frame something homemade or can you buy them somewhere? Thanks for the great video!

[@BillSchwab]

Hi Richard! Thank you! As for the print frames, this one is made by my good friend and we do offer them in various sizes. Video upcoming on that. Write to me through my website, www.billschwab.com and I can give you more details

[@jimmygl2865]

Thanks Nathan, I always enjoy your videos. I would like to know, if I want to up scale the negative for a larger print. How will be the process? Thanks again.

[@stevewilsonAmbropoetica]

Hello Bill, Thanks for sharing your techniques, I do have one question however. Have you found any cross contamination issues using a brush with a metal ferrule? Do you use separate brushes for each solution??? Sublime work you produce...

[@BillSchwab]

Hi Steve. Great question. Simple answer is no, I don’t have any problems with cross contamination, But it’s only because I’m very careful and never let the solution touch the metal. However, I do use different brushes for different processes. I love the Richison 9010 and I have several of them for use with different chemistry. Hope this helps!

[@BillSchwab]

And thanks for watching. This is pretty much just a basic intro and I’m working on some thing a little more in depth as we speak. I’ll be getting into toning and toners, salt water washes, etc.

[@billajenny]

Hey Bill - a newbie to photography, I wonder wat format of film this is? Medium? Great video🙂

[@BillSchwab]

Thank you! Yes. This is medium format film.

[@barriewatts127]

Fabulous Bill. Really enjoyed this one. Do you use the same curve as you use for your Palladium prints?

[@BillSchwab]

Thank you, Barrie! Great question as well. I actually built a curve that special for the salt printing process, so I am making a different negative for each of these with that curve. I built it using the same program from Richard Boutwell that I use in the digital negative series. It’s very simple to create a curve for each process.

[@svurskasvurska8019]

Aside from the print being quite handsome, the SUB POP shirt makes it.

[@BillSchwab]

✊

[@jvermillion1052]

I would love to try this, it looks like fun! But…I live in S California. There is no way I could justify wasting so much water to make one picture. Turning on a faucet and letting it run down the drain for 15 minutes, eek! Oh well, I will just have to come up with a Photoshop formula to look like it and print on matt paper…Thanks for the video!

[@BillSchwab]

Maybe so many people shouldn’t be living where there isn’t any water and requiring a large population to take water from places where it’s not meant to be taken from? Consider also the pollution and resources that get taken up using your computer, building your computer, your printer, and using up the inks in the little plastic things that you have to throw away when they’re empty. Everything has its cost. Sorry to go on a rant.

[@BHuij1992]

Recently got done with your series about digital negatives and found it super informative. I am getting ready to dive into the world of alt processing, and originally thought I would start with Kallitypes. I think you've convinced me here to play with salt prints first. I've seen salt prints posted by people on Flickr, Reddit, etc. and never been very impressed. They always seemed low contrast (unintentionally so), harshly grainy, and just kind of aesthetically unappealing to me. Your video showed me with the right subject, the prints can actually come out looking very delicate and detailed. Seems like a much less expensive way to break my teeth in alt processes compared to kallitypes. Gonna dig around looking for your video on salt print toning. Any idea how the permanence is on a standard salt print vs, say, a selenium toned one?

[@BillSchwab]

@@Foxglove963 You apparently haven’t tried the Daquerotypes! Actually, kalitype is quite simple if you know what you’re doing and practice enough.

[@Agedwheel]

Another great video and awesome shirt!!!! SubPop4Life

[@jeff6660]

I can admire people that are interested in these alternative photo processes. But, to be honest about it, I find them tiering and overly complicated for my taste. Kind of like gear acquisition syndrome, it's just not my thing. I want to spend my time becoming the best photographer that I can. And that involves trying to find a vision that pleases me. It's not how you do it, or what camera you use, but what you have to say in your work that's the most important thing to me.

[@BillSchwab]

Good for you! However, I choose to keep commentary like this to myself. Some people love to do the things that “tire” you. But then again, it’s really not about you, is it?