Is a silver gelatin print a photograph?

Is a silver gelatin print a photograph?

A silver gelatin photograph or print is a black-and-white image exposed from an analogue film negative using only optical and chemical processes. The process yields an image with deep blacks, organic texture and a timeless look.

Is it gelatin silver print or silver gelatin print?

Print produced on the most common form of photographic paper up to the present day, introduced into general use in the 1880s. These prints are made with silver halides suspended in a layer of gelatin on fibre based paper.

What is silver gelatin paper used for?

Overview. The gelatin silver print or gelatin developing out paper (DOP) is a monochrome imaging process based on the light sensitivity of silver halides. They have been made for both contact printing and enlarging purposes by modifying the paper’s light sensitivity.

How is platinum prints differ from silver gelatin prints?

Platinum prints have a different “look” from silver gelatin or digital prints. All platinum prints have a matte, not glossy surface, because the sensitizer is absorbed into the paper rather than sitting on the surface. A platinum print also has a more gradual tonal change from black to white. To the eye accustomed to the punch of a silver gelatin print, a platinum print will often feel “softer” or lower in contrast.

What is the silver gelatin process?

The gelatin silver process is the photographic process used with currently available black-and-white films and printing papers. A suspension of silver salts in gelatin is coated onto a support such as glass, flexible plastic or film, baryta paper, or resin-coated paper.

What is silver photo prints?

Definition of silver print. 1 : a photographic print on a surface sensitized with silver salts or formerly on albumen printing-out paper. 2 : a print made by silver printing.

What is Gelli plate art?

Gelli art is a print made by using a gel printing plate. Gelli Arts is the company that makes commercial gelli plates. Ooh- I just did a little poking around, and Speedball is making them now, too.