You can do THIS with an INSTAGRAM photo?!?!

[@rejeannantel1185]

Once I saw your previous video about ‘Hidden Light’, my first reaction was ‘I could watch this all day’. Now you do a follow up and show us all the process of printing a palladium print from a digital negative. ‘What a Wonderful World!’ ‘Hidden Light’ has found the perfect formula. They share a ‘Creative Studio’ where ‘ANYONE’ is welcome to learn and share the passion of ‘developing’ photographs with first class technicians. Along many definitions, The Merriam-Webster dictionary states that ‘Develop’ means ‘To expand by the process of growth, to promote the growth’. I think that’s exactly what going on there at ‘Hidden Light’. It goes beyond just making a print, it’s about personal growth. Love the way you covered the Lab and it’s family members. Love the soundtrack that walks us through. Thanks Ted!

[@Jeff-jg7jh]

Perfect. One of my favorite posters. My State, my favorite town, cool people doing great work. I'm kind of emotional about it. The soundtrack; I kept hearing, Hope for the train or Open the drain. My hearing isn't great.

[@HallsEmporium]

I like that they have a process for taking a digital image and using traditional dark room processes. For fine art gallery purposes it creates a more unique one of a kind process to the image. Very much considering getting a series printed through them after watching this.

[@MattatHiddenLight]

We'd love to make some prints for you!

[@ilyacosmonaut]

@@MattatHiddenLight

[@jacwilliams404]

I cant believe I never thought to make a negative out of an acetate print(transparent ) !!! im a digital photographer but I'd love to transfer a digital shot into the darkroom and print really large!!! this was an unimaginable thing to learn , thanks Ted Frobes, these videos are always teaching us

[@DevonDub]

This took me right back to when I started in print. The old overhead cameras, posi & neg plates, spotting and striping negs, exposing and washing out plates. Nostalgia overload, thank you so much for taking me back.

[@SebastianoChiari]

This is a MAGNETIC video Ted, awesome It's such amazing watching all this super stuff Thaks for bringing us this amazing content, super appreciate

[@Time_Travelling_Brother_Louie]

You said the most nerdy video. I would say so interesting and informative. Thanks Ted and the team.

[@gerryyaum]

After 40 years in photography am finally getting into platinum-palladium. To that end am working on putting together a larger 2nd darkroom space (was painting cupboards and a wall today). Pretty damn cool when you can take old tech like Platinum prints and new tech digi negs to reprint a lifetime in photography. You got to love that! "Ain't Photography Grand!!" Love it to death!

[@thomasgovens4731]

Thank you for all the amaZing content you create man!

[@camillechristenson9410]

Nice! I'm a media and visual arts major with an emphasis in photography. I do digital, film, alternative processes. Cyanotype has been more of my jive and i've been experimenting with cyanotypes on transparencies. I'd print a digital positive (or negative) and do cyanotype over that transparency with another negative or positive

[@UnknownGunslinger]

Analogue Photoshop is pretty cool!

[@vukart]

This was magical... In your opinion, how much are these results better than just printing a picture.(since they had to print the negative)?

[@sbai4319]

Hi Ted, thanks so much for this. I just completed my Introduction to the Darkroom subject and passed.Had so much fun (and exasperation). It has taken my Photography so much more forward. Developing prints is like meditation for me now; lots of gentle sloshing of chemistry against paper. So relaxing after a hard day! Steve from Australia

[@CristianHeredia0]

Ted, I've been meaning to do platinum printing at home, either with sun light or a small uv box. Can you do an episode on what it takes to have a minimal set-up?

[@mypixiesman]

This is one of the most gratest episode that I've ever seeing. Thanks Ted!

[@DCPhoto]

They make that look so easy

[@christopherward5065]

Thank you for this. I miss wet photography. I used to get my colour printed at Metro in Clerkenwell here in a London and when they were in their pomp they did amazing work. There were a few great printers there, it was run by Saeed Kanuga who was terrific. I used my Durst 6/9 enlarger with cold cathode light and cut filters to print monochrome with vintage lenses from Durst, Taylor Hobson and others. Good mono is magical. I wonder if I can get digital negs like you had that’d be a great synthesis of digital and wet process work. I like the artisanal approach.

[@bobdots5974]

Brilliant video Ted, thanks again! One small point - I live in skin cancer central here in Australia (think mountains, thin air, lots of UV). When you were talking about exposing the Palladium sensitised paper under the modified UV light source, I immediately thought about the amount of skin and eye exposure that should be avoided. I've personally had early onset cataracts done in both eyes - thanks to working outdoors in bright sunlight for many years they came on very fast, while I am relatively young in terms of cataracts (in my late 50's). The video had me worried on that basis - UV is dangerous stuff, it also promotes the deadliest forms of cancer and you don't know it until it is too late... Worth thinking about.

[@MattatHiddenLight]

Bob DotS you’re absolutely right. We have the room with the UV head blocked off from everything. We never look directly at the Light, and when I’m in there for long exposures doing dodging and burning, I’m wearing full coverage clothing and eye protection. We also have the room separately ventilated to pull out the gasses produced by the bulb.

[@sidhammer9461]

I thought the same thing! I make palladium platinum prints in a studio with an 8000 watt (!) UV light-but we always put the curtain up before turning it on. What they were doing was really not advised, and I was even more shocked to hear that he dodges and burns under it (also totally unnecessary when you can print a digital negative because you can do so digitally).

[@londonfoto]

Great video. Always good to see the traditional techniques still being used in the digital age, I've a tonne of Instagram photos I now want to print using this process. Thanks Ted-

[@lous.6779]

Great video as always Ted! What creates the random edges on the platinum prints? Is it just where the brushed on chemicals didn’t get an even coat?

[@MattatHiddenLight]

Lou S. That’s where the chemistry is coated, but there is no density in the negative to block the UV exposure.

[@ThePosiview]

Another amazing video Ted, more of these :) Cheers.

[@davidcorbin153]

Rad! Recently learned to make a digital negative at a private workshop at Eastman Museum optimized for salt printing. Basically same thing. Profile took me a day to make, but once you have it works great. I've found the profile works pretty great for other printing methods too.

[@TimFitzwater]

There is nothing like making darkroom prints. I wish I still had the time for it - or as Chase Jarvis would say, "I wish it was a priority for me right now". Awesome video.

[@EdgePrecision]

Is there a color process where you could print C,Y,M and black negatives. than paint on color and black emulsion on the paper and expose each color in layers to get a color print?

[@MattatHiddenLight]

I'm not aware of any process that will let you selectively hand-coat for color printing... at least, not for photography.

[@EdgePrecision]

Have you heard of the Carbon Transfer Process? Is this process still done by anyone?

[@emedecaos]

Hi! Gum bichromate is the process you are looking for!

[@jord5151]

That lab is an absolute dream!

[@JD.5150]

This brings back memory's of printing in a darkroom. 10 thumbs up 👍🏼 I thoroughly enjoyed this.

[@StewartMarsden]

So cool, I can imagine the smells in there, Just watching this reminds me of my time at The University of Derby where i studied. Nice to see people keeping the spirit of photography alive this way. Digital can't touch this

[@KeigoMoriyama]

Yes is amazing!!!! See the xpan photo coming out wow is really emotionally strong!!! Love it!!!

[@BillFerris]

Thanks for sharing, Ted. The artisans at Hidden Light do amazing work. (and Nick at the Annex is a fantastic mixologist.)

[@MiscellaneousMcC]

I wonder, how these papers would do with adding selective watercolour highlights after printing? I have several images that I would love to have produced this way, but would like to go back in after the fact and add a colour wash to certain areas.

[@Beakerzor]

18:08 how to I get photos from my smartphone to one of those tiny square things with white paper frames?

[@lancemiller5039]

it's like a paper version of the ipod nano

[@ginadias4787]

These videos are wonderful. Great content, thanks for sharing.

[@MrIggyboo]

So cool!!! You keep me inspired with these awesome videos!!

[@monochromecandle]

These past few videos have been so interesting. Great work Ted!

[@helmet212]

A big shout out to Hidden Light! To some extent, I understand what it takes to preserve this art form.

[@kylelinkous722]

This video has all of the pixels. Great insight, Ted, and thank you to the folks at Hidden Light.

[@eherrmann01]

That was so cool! I really would love to do a platinum palladium print.

[@marcossantana1164]

Awesome content on this video. Watched the whole video. Loved it! Thanks Ted!

[@Eric_Rossi]

This was dope!

[@ry92ukwj]

agreed!

[@ericredard3411]

Amazing!! Loved this video. Love learning about the art of print making. Thank you!

[@rnorman1015]

Ted, I love how your accent comes out around those guys! Texas forever!

[@beyond990]

Ted this is awesome, digital really has made us forget 50%+ of ‘the art of photography’ was getting the print spot on. Thank you for the reminder, makes me want to get my cheap enlarger and film gear out again.

[@BeingWolfy]

Thanks Ted. Can you create more in-depth content on the platinum palladium process?

[@BeingWolfy]

Including the digital part of the process that you show in this video.

[@WhooNiki]

Amazing!!! I really miss working and experimenting in the dark room

[@RyanH0809]

What an awesome adventure!

[@lichtmaler]

What a fun video. I just wonder, wouldn´t it be quicker to put the silverprint in a drymount press instead of using such a tiny hairblower on such a big print? Otherwise absolutely awesome!!!

[@ressikanflute]

Magic Man! I am so going in this direction!

[@ArleyLambert]

Wow ... this is absolutely awesome !

[@Foto22417]

What a beautiful way to bring old and new together :) I really wish there was a lab like that near me!

[@thdcinema]

sony cameras overheat? is that what that issue was? Anyway, great vid, love the whole process.

[@wumblecakesv9953]

This was so awesome to see Ted thanks for sharing!

[@sonvfave]

Had not said hello in a bit You have had a huge impact on me and wish / hope all the best for you today!

[@caiodlimaM]

OMG this lab is a dream! too bad there is nothing like this here in brasil =( id love to learn how to print like that

[@Divineshot]

Caio d'Lima Open one my friend! 📸😊

[@richklein2177]

Awesome Ted!

[@normstephens8354]

What was the H2O2 percentage?

[@MattatHiddenLight]

Norm Stephens that’s one drop of H2O2 per 50 drops of fo/pd mix.

[@normstephens8354]

Thanks, but I was wondering if the original H2O2 in the eyedropper was 35% or 3%?

[@af4od02]

Excellent. Thanks Ted. Happy Holidays

[@jordantbaker]

awesome to see someone else roll a print through the developer. I thought my method would be dismissed

[@MattatHiddenLight]

Jordan Baker No way! Only way to do it for the giant prints!

[@MiscellaneousMcC]

Just watched this video through for the fifth time. I wish there was some way to try this out. I'd love top give this kind of printing a shot just to see what it's like, without the huge space and money requirements up front haha! Yes, I want my cake and to eat it too! lol!

[@samuelbettinelli3059]

amazing!!!! you should consider anyway to go back using canon for your videos , sony's autofocus is pretty bad !!!

[@QuantumVariant]

Ted, how did you do having a drink at that altitude?!?! Love this series. Really hits to my roots. It's amazing how simple a process it is but only to the masters. Great stuff

[@jenethompsonart]

This is so cool Ted! Thank you for sharing!

[@ForgottenStreams]

Great video! Is it possible to use digital negatives for a silver gelatin print? Which enlarger could i take for this?

[@MattatHiddenLight]

It sure is possible! Once you make the digital negative, you can use any enlarger to blast it with light.

[@RR-bd4bm]

super cool! thanks Ted!

[@IainHC1]

I'm really enjoying this set of vids Mr Forbes :-) Bring on some more :-)

[@szabobenjamin9247]

What kind of print technique is this? Appreciate the answers :)

[@theartofphotography]

This is a platinum print.

[@Rocking_J_Studio]

Nice to watch the process.

[@j.fontaine2491]

That was fascinating. Thank you for sharing that.

[@vicky197805]

you made my life sir by sharing this

[@jalexb915]

Great show Ted! I was glued the entire time. (Dang Sony Autofocus! ha) The whole process is just amazing and that photo of the tree & pond were breath-taking!

[@PeachPomPete]

Jake Alexander Bryant He went past the minimum focus distance of the lens. The focus picked up the subject right away once he started moving away from the camera.

[@keredhenry9471]

Hope one day open one more store in New York

[@salmontes]

Just Amazing Ted. Thanks

[@mrfreezeindahouse]

Amazing video. Thanks for bringing us along with you.

[@masaytaka]

This was immersive experience. Thank you! It made me wanna dive into a dark room again :)

[@IainHC1]

loved this last time I watched it...... Loved it more this time!! Thanks Ted :-)

[@petesorchids]

Very interesting and informative..thanks Ted

[@christywadge3893]

That's really neat. Makes me miss being in the darkroom. I loved the process, and strangely enough, the smell of the chemicals.

[@derlowe3442]

Love our latest videos! So interesting!!!

[@doplinger1]

Beautiful, but how much does it end up costing for a large print like yours? You can see why it's expensive.

[@IainHC1]

Came back :-) Love it man :-)

[@landabiz70]

LOVE THIS!!!

[@mogambill]

Wow, excellent video and thank you for sharing!

[@jamesjohnston6765]

Great video, love Flagstaff!

[@NicholasColdingDK]

Super green!

[@useradministrator4289]

It's so interesting, I like it so much

[@Jerry-kg9pr]

Love this !!!

[@johnmowry8541]

Oh the hours spent in college in the darkroom. Thanks for sharing the lost art of print making.

[@monjue4459]

very interesting.. love it.

[@lightguardjp]

I can see some of Peter's techniques and ideas rubbing off in this video.

[@jedteng2650]

Sorry,What do you call this process?

[@SirRoundsoundRecords]

very exiting and inspiring! but this must be soooooo expensive.. Can you give me an estimate for a dozen tries (with help) and the size like with that tree photo ?

[@olafwDE]

Sony said: "You're welcome, our pleasure!" ;-P Content-wise: Yeah, dust can give you a really hard time when doing contact printing. Since retouching would work differently on every paper/emulsusion combination, it's close to not an option at all. Not to mention the nice tan you'll get if you apply dodging or burning under such a powerful mercury "toaster" :) @Ted: As this is very similar to platinum printing, how do palladium prints compare in terms of long time (archiving) durability? Last but not least: Thank you for sharing, this brought back a lot of memories from my first professional life.

[@MattatHiddenLight]

Since Palladium is also a noble metal, it has the same measure of archivability as platinum printing. In fact, most platinum prints you see are mostly palladium, since Pd is so much less expensive than Pt. Printing in pure palladium also generally gives a warmer tone, with lower contrast than Pt/Pd combined. - Matt

[@johomedonkey]

That was fantastic Ted, thanks :)

[@TimSimpson]

Another very cool video!

[@benjaminharris5499]

What is the purpose of the Hydrogen Peroxide, I haven't seen a recipe that has this. Maybe im looking in the wrong place.

[@PhottixHQ]

Very Interesting - thank you!

[@antoniogarcia6737]

I make Vandyke prints the same way

[@julesnoelsmith]

love this video ted! make me want to get into the darkroom again!!

[@watch3r9]

northwest? train route seems familiar

[@rbruce63]

Alchemy was a dark science. Perhaps even in the Spanish Inquisition they torched some of these gentlemen experimenting with chemicals. But these friends of yours have picked up the beaker and chemicals and carried forth with this art, and they are also cool!

[@beaupfeifferrecordings]

art @ its best

[@danielleswain2729]

great stuff - thank you