Chapter 3Preparing the Negative
Figure 3.1 Garden Studio, Montsalvat. Chrysotype print, infrared capture digital negative. © Wendy Currie, 2013
Figure 3.2 Gneiss–Arran. 5″ x 4″ chrysotype print on Arches Platine paper. © Tony McLean, 1998
Chrysotype is a contact-printing process, which means the size of the negative determines the size of the final image. The introduction of digital negatives in 1992 and their continued popularity has meant image size is no longer determined by the size of sheet film. Digital negatives can be made to different ...
