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Ten Kallitypes for a Rainy Day

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Printing Information - Kallitype

Kallitype is a traditional printing process using a hand coated emulsion for making photographic prints. Patented in 1889 by W. W. J. Nicol, the Kallitype print is an iron-silver process. A chemical process similar to the Van dyke brown based on the use of a combination of ferric and silver salts. Kallitype images generally have a richer tonal range than the cyanotype. These prints were popular in the 19th century, Toning with a metal such as platinum/palladium will give extra image permanence, leaving the image truly archival.

Each one of Romaniuk’s prints is printed by hand, leaving each print unique in some subtle way, with touches left by the artist. The prints are signed and numbered verso by the artist, in an edition of 5.