For years platinum printers have stated that humidity increased print quality. That was not my experience but after a control experiment I discovered they were right, they just needed to go a step further. Adding a damp, humidity board underneath the print was the answer.
Many thanks to Todd Elliott. His depth of knowledge and generosity were essential in this discovery.
Todd Elliott, PhD Candidate, Middle School Chemistry Teacher, Stand Up Comic, Circus Arts Instructor
Platinum Prints - "Gran's Porch", Garrison, NY, 1980, "Tayari Jones" Key West, Fl, 2007, "Thousand Words, Portraits from The Key West Literary Seminar", 2017, Damiani Books, "Romulus Linney", NYC, 1992 & various prints from "A Portrait of Southern Writers" Hill Street Press, 2000, "Blodgett's Woods #12", 1993, Garrison, NY, "Crew Portholes, Space Shuttle Discovery", 2008, Kennedy Space Center, FL
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