Direct silver mirroring with bronzing effect and mackie line by Recipe 1

Alternative silver mirroring toning

Lexy Xiao finds alternative ways to do the silver mirroring toning without the commercial toners which are mostly discontinued today. She shares her recipes and process here. Writer and photography / Lexy Liangzi Xiao | 肖靓子 WARNING: ADVANCED USERS ONLY: This process requires experience with photographic chemistry, safety equipment, appropriate laboratory procedures, and careful handling and disposal of hazardous chemicals. Read the SDS – Safety Data Sheet before use. Follow … Read more

Tim Rudman

Tim Rudman

Tim Rudman is known by many for his work with Lith prints. Apart from substantial work with the process he is also the author of several books. From: UK. Shows: Lithprint. Tim Rudman is a fine art photographer and printer who works in silver gelatine based printing processes and although he loves ‘pure’ black and white printing he has become more known for his pioneering work in Lith printing – … Read more

Lith print by Tim Rudman

Lithprint materials update

This article should be read in conjunction with the introduction to the Lith Printing process. It is based on 2 parts of a 5 part Lith printing series that I wrote earlier this year (2004) for ‘Black & White Photography’.