Heliogravure IX – An Updated Summary

As time goes by and practice evolves, a sight to back shows a lot of changes from last post of mine on this technique in 2017. Here is a succinct list of my current method for heliogravure or photogravure on copperplate. Readers of former posts will find minute changes in several phases side by side …

5ª Bienal Internacional da Gravura “Lívio Abramo”

On November 30 it will be opened the 5ª Bienal Internacional da Gravura "Lívio Abramo". The venue is at the Casa de Cultura, Araraquara (Brasil). Have been honoured by the invitation to participate as a guest artist. Prints "Flysch#1" and "Low tide#2" will be my contribution to this edition. Many thanks to the organizers, specially …

Heliogravure Video

As a part of the acts celebrating the World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, past Friday October 27 the Centre for Image Research and Diffusion (CRDI) featured a video showing the original Talbot-Klic method (1879) for photogravure on copperplate. Answering the kind invitation from CRDI, I have been pleased to prepare the script and supervise the …

Seminari Sobre Fotogravat / Seminario Sobre Fotograbado

El Divendres 10 de Novembre (9:30-13:30h i 15-17h) d'enguany i dintre del marc de la celebració del 20é Aniversari del Centre de Recerca i Difusió de la Imatge (CRDI) impartiré un Seminari sobre Fotogravat. El temari s'iniciarà amb una breu ressenya històrica dels seus antecedents, la relació amb el naixement de la Fotografia i la …

Printing Negatives or Positives for Alternative Processes

A lot of literature has been written about the best way to inkjet printing life size negatives or positives, both intended for the so called alternative photographic processes. From the early days of digital image printer models to current photographic quality printers, a lot of proposals have been developed. Some of those methods were based …