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Photo Paper: Prestige Fine Art Portrait
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PRESTIGE FINE ART PORTRAIT is an
extra-premium (320g/m_), matte photographic paper with a 100% cotton
rag base. It has a single grade emulsion (normal) which is particularly
high in silver content and give extremely deep blacks and wide range
of mid-tones.
It has excellent toning capability and, due to the quality of its paper
base and surface softness ,it allows un-matched possibilities of hand-colouring.
PRESTIGE FINE-ART “PORTRAIT” also gives wonderful results
when used to make contact print from large negatives made with BPF 200
film.
Handling
Red safelight such as from a Wratten 1A is recommended.
With direct illumination from a 15 Watts bulb direct minimum working distance
is 1,5m (about 5 feet). As with all papers,, it is a good idea to test
for safelight fog from time-to-time.
Exposure
PRESTIGE FINE-ART PORTRAIT can
be exposed with all types of enlarger and printer light source. Exact
exposure times may be found by test strips ( small, extra sheets of
the paper are enclosed for this purpose).
Development
Process in any good quality
paper developer at 20°C (68°F)for 2 to 3min. with continuous agitation.
We recommend Bergger BER-98 developer with or without additives C+ (contrast
increasing); CT (cold tones) or WT (warm tones).
FINE ART is a slightly warm, natural white cotton based paper.
You can modify cotton base tint with special Clf additive (5 to 8 ml/
litre of developer or fixer).
Stop Bath
An acid stop bath is optional but recommended.
It quickly stops development by neutralizing alkali. This also helps extend
fixer life. Dilution : 25 cc of 28% acetic acid in 1 litre of water. Treat
for 15 seconds if an acid stop bath is used, or 30 seconds if a water
rinse is given.
Fixing (maximum
time : 10 minutes)
Treat in a conventional sodium thiosulphate fixer for a minimum of 5 min.
at 20°C (68°F). Normal fixer capacity is 1,5 sqm/litre. A two
bath fixing method (at 2,5 min per bath) may be used to avoid under-fixing.
When the first bath is exhausted, replace it with the second bath and
mix a fresh « second bath ».
With ammonium thiosulphate (« rapid ») fixers, treat for 30
to 45 seconds only, then give a thorough pre-wash for 5 min. Next, treat
with a wash-aid (see « WASHING », below) with frequent agitation
for 10 min before transferring to a final wash.
Washing
The use of a wash aid (such as Kodak Hypo Clearing
Agent) is strongly recommended. It will reduce your wash time and increase
the efficiency of your washing. As well, it will help guarantee the permanence
of your photograph.
Wash PRESTIGE in running water at a rate fast enough to completely change
once every 5 minutes. Wash time is 1 hour at 20°C (68°F) or 30
min. if a wash aid has been used.
Drying
To effect even and rapid drying, you may use
a wetting agent as a final rinse. Excess water should be removed from
the surface of prints with a clean sponge or squeegee. Prints may then
be dried in dust-free air on drying screens or in a clean photo-blotter.
Press dryer must be used at low temperature.
QUANTITY |
SIZE (cm) |
10 Sheets |
20.3 x 25.4 |
10 Sheets |
27.9 x 35.5 |
10 Sheets |
30.5 x 40.6 |
10 Sheets |
40.6 x 50.8 |
10 Sheets |
50.8 x 60.9 |
QUANTITY |
SIZE (in) |
10 Sheets |
8 x 10 |
10 Sheets |
11 x 14 |
10 Sheets |
12 x 16 |
10 Sheets |
16 x 20 |
10 Sheets |
20 x 24 |
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