Final Print ~ Tombstone Portfolio

The first print made after the fuller completion of the darkroom recently. The new portfolio case cabinet is doing its job quite nicely, and the new 12"x24" light box is working as designed, with the final touch of framed prints hanging on the walls over the newly installed shelf, creates a very nice aesthetic ambiance. And that, made today's print session so enjoyable, enough so to have excited me sufficiently to flip the negative over when placing over the sensitized paper. So, I have a mirrored print image to the final print I made following. I have one last spot in the darkroom that could handle a 16x20 frame on the wall to show an artist's proof of the image. A reminder to paying attention.

The print itself is the good news, being a 10 minute print. The prepping method I use for the digital negatives is finally paying off, with predictable print times and full scaled outcomes for the image. This will be the final silver print to palladium I will make for awhile. The Tombstone Portfolio is made up of palladium toned Kallitypes, which is what is listed on the certificate of authenticity that goes with each print. Technically they are palladium prints now.

One of the characteristics of the palladium toning is the increased clarity of the image after toning, as well as a shift in the tonal color to a bit cooler tone. This print was also made in cooler, dryer weather than the earlier prints made this summer. Temperature and humidity does have some affect on the final image. As far as materials, this print is the same as all the others in this portfolio;
Paper; Revere Platinum
Developer; Sodium Citrate
Toned; Palladium

Palladium toned Kallitype
"The Town Dandy"
Tombstone, Arizona