Photographic techniques
Photography
A photograph is an image created by collecting and focusing reflected electromagnetic radiation obtained through a camera. The most common photographs are those created with reflected visible wavelengths, producing permanent records of what the human eye can see. More recently, the possibilities for photography have become endless with the introduction of digital cameras and techniques.
C-Type print
The most common type of colour photograph, the original definition of a "C" print was a print from Kodak Type "C" colour paper intended to make prints from colour negatives. A c-type print, is a colour print in which the print material has at least three emulsion layers of light sensitive silver salts. Each layer is sensitised to a different primary colour and so records different information about the colour make-up of the image. During printing, chemicals are added which form dyes of the appropriate colour in the emulsion layers.
Analogue film/negatives
In this new technological age where digital film is based on the number of pixels recorded by the camera, Analog film maintains a strong place in the creative process with nearly infinite resolution as its resolution quality is based on the construction of the lenses. An Analogue Film Negatives is a plastic sheet with a photosensitive emulsion that comes in various formats for different cameras such as 35mm, 110, 120 and 220. Film was never considered Analog until digital cameras were introduced, storing their images in a digital format on a memory stick. Even so, "old fashioned" plastic-based film is often used to create an Analog of an actual scene.
Archival pigment inks on Hahnemule (Photograph)
As with Digital printing it is now possible to encapsulate pigments and create stable or lightfast inks from a printer. In addition to the high quality pigmented inks used for this process, the papers used should be archival or acid free. Hahnemühle is an artist quality paper company that since 1584 has been manufacturing a range of papers, more recently including a range for use in digital printing. The Papermakers have been superbly mastering the old craft of making uniquely beautiful papers that are created from pure spring water and first-class pulps.
