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Summer 2012 Pre Release Limited Print Offer

This offer is a hand-made darkroom processed silver gelatin 'second pass' lith print.

This is the term I coined many years ago for a process in which the print has two distinct passes though developer, stop and fix, the second developer being a lith developer.

After the first pass fixing bath the print is thoroughly washed and then bleached with a silver reducer of choice and then redeveloped in lith developer, from which it is 'snatched' before completion. This allows the printer to determine a balance of density and colour in the print tones that cannot be achieved using conventional development alone.

The resultant print tones are determined by the choice of paper, both developers, and the 'snatch point' from the second developer.

This print is made on Ilford Multigrade Warmtone fibre-based paper with a gloss but unglazed finish.

The tones seen on your monitor will depend on how well the screen is profiled, but the print has ice-cold white highlights,cold grey upper tones, warm sandy mid tones and cold deep blacks.

The print is processed to the highest archival standards but left untoned to avoid colour change.

These signed prints are offered in two sizes - on 16x12 and 20x16 inch paper with appropriate borders - and may be ordered either unmounted or mounted and over-matted ready for framing. Because of size and shipping costs, prices for mounted 20x16 (24x20") prints will be given of request.
My default mounting is with archival corners, thus making the print easily removable if the mount needs replacing for any reason. If you would prefer dry mounting please stipulate this by email when ordering.

Prints will be made to order, signed, numbered and titled on the front with archival carbon pigment and signed, numbered, titled, detailed and dated in pencil on verso and accompanied with certificates of authenticity and instructions for the care of your prints.
Unmounted prints will be shipped in archival sleeves.

All orders will be shipped in strong robust print boxes to ensure safe arrival and should be posted from the U.K. three weeks after the offer closes on October 20th.

*** NOTE: Please take care to select the correct postage option at checkout***

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