Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.5.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Dick Arentz | Platinum and Palladium Printing Platinum and Palladium Printing ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.dickarentz.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [The Digitally-generated Negative](https://www.dickarentz.com/recent-work/recent-work/) - Options to reproduce and enlarge a negative for platinum printing dated to the 1960’s with the work of Irving Penn. He mastered the use of photo-mechanical enlargement. In the 1990’s, pioneering work was done using digital techniques. Most common was the use of an image-setter, an in-house mechanism designed to expose film to a digital - [Platinum and Palladium Prints 1983-2004](https://www.dickarentz.com/archive-gallery/archive-gallery-1/) - Platinum, palladium, Korona, Scwing, Folmer, Film, Phil Daivs, - [The 7x17 inch Prints](https://www.dickarentz.com/archive-gallery/archive-gallery-2/) - Platinum, palladium, Korona, Scwing, Folmer, Film, Phil Daivs, - [Platinum and Palladium Prints 1969-1983](https://www.dickarentz.com/archive-gallery/platinum-and-palladium-prints-1969-1983/) - West Virginia 1988-1990 12x20 Pt/Pd and Pd Contact Prints - [The English Cathedrals 2017 – 2018](https://www.dickarentz.com/current-projects/the-english-cathedrals/) - Dick’s interest in cathedral photography is based on the work of Frederick Evans (1853-1943), a British photographer, who photographed English and French cathedrals using the platinum process. Dick began in 1980 to follow his footsteps using 8x10 and 12x20 inch cameras to photograph select English cathedrals, also making platinum prints. Since Evans’ time, at the - [Vintage Platinum and Palladium Prints 1971-1983](https://www.dickarentz.com/my-thoughts/vintage-platinum-and-palladium-prints-1971-1983/) - [Outside the Mainstream](https://www.dickarentz.com/archive-gallery/outside-the-mainstream/) - Merry Foresta, National Museum of American Art, Charles T Butler, Huntington Museum of Art, - [Subtlety](https://www.dickarentz.com/my-thoughts/subtlety/) - Subtlety Time magazine had an obituary for Alec Guinness, which said: "In an era when grossness is king, subtlety needs to be honored." The root of subtle is French for finely woven. It is defined as: perceptive, refined, or having been marked by a keen insight and ability to penetrate deeply and thoroughly. Highly skillful. - [Venice & The Veneto (The Venetian Arc) 2010-2014](https://www.dickarentz.com/current-projects/venice-and-the-veneto/) - Platinum and Palladium photographs of Venice and the Veneto 2010-2103. - [Wells Cathedral](https://www.dickarentz.com/my-thoughts/1508/) - One of the more iconic platinum prints in my photographic collection is Wells Cathedral, Steps to Chapter House, done by Frederick Evans in 1903. - [The American West](https://www.dickarentz.com/gallery-prints/the-american-west/) - My film work in the American West was essentially interrupted by the completion of the American West Portfolio in 1987, followed by my Bernheim Fellowship in 1988. Except for an occasional negative done in California or Wyoming, I concentrated on Appalachia and The British Isles. When I met and married a California girl in 2005, - [The Scottish Isles 2004-2013](https://www.dickarentz.com/current-projects/the-scottish-isles/) - Platinum and Palladium photographic survey of the Scottish Isles 2004-2013 - [United Kingdom](https://www.dickarentz.com/current-projects/united-kingdom/) - [Europe](https://www.dickarentz.com/current-projects/europe/) - [Four Common Errors in Platinum/Palladium Printing](https://www.dickarentz.com/my-thoughts/four-common-errors-in-platinum-palladium-printing/) - Common errors of beginning photographers in Platinum and Palladium Printing are insufficient coating; insufficient UV Light Source; insufficient clearing, and the negative contrast doesn't match the paper. - [The Paper Story](https://www.dickarentz.com/my-thoughts/the-paper-story/) - A history of Paper quality for Platinum and Palladium printing techniques. Learn about paper quality, types of paper available, and ways to make your photography better. - [Stonehenge, England 1986. 12x20 inch Palladium Print](https://www.dickarentz.com/my-thoughts/stonehenge-england-1986-12x20-inch-palladium-print/) - This print of Stonehenge, England from my collection in 1986 has special properties. The vortices of the area aligned with the solstice created some special photographic qualities in this print. ## Pages - [](https://www.dickarentz.com/) - Dick Arentz is a fine-art photographer with more than 75 one-man photography exhibits to his credit. He is a well known authority on platinum and palladium printing. A teacher and educator, he has published many photography books. - [Color](https://www.dickarentz.com/color/) - Dick Arentz is a fine-art photographer with more than 75 one-man photography exhibits to his credit. This is his latest series of color photography. - [Gallery Archives](https://www.dickarentz.com/gallery-archives/) - In the preparation of the platinum or palladium print, the material that falls outside the image boundaries is exposed to maximum UV light. This will appear as brush strokes. - [Platinum & Palladium Printing, Second Edition](https://www.dickarentz.com/books/platinum-palladium-book/) - Platinum & Palladium Printing is the only comprehensive work on platinum and palladium printing, one of the easiest of the non-silver processes to learn. The guide offers a number of variations, which the photographer can closely control. Photographers interested in learning, or improving upon this process, will find this book an indispensable resource and reference guide. - [The Grand Tour](https://www.dickarentz.com/books/grand-tour/) - The Grand Tour is full of photographs by Dick Arentz that are taken from six years of photographic work in continental Europe. The selections presented are homage to the photographers who, over a century ago, visited and recorded images during their Grand Tour of the continent. - [Italy Through Another Lens](https://www.dickarentz.com/books/italy-through-another-lens-2/) - Dick Arentz spent 35 years exposing film through the bellows of large format view cameras. Now with Italy Through Another Lens he has moved to the 21st century, using the latest technology. He presents a series of images of an Italy not generally seen by Italians or visitors, and which, framed by his unerring eye, radiate with the rich, haunting beauty of Italy. - [British Isles (1977-2000)](https://www.dickarentz.com/books/british-isles/) - This photographic book filled with the photos of Dick Arentz was published in 2001. There are limited edition signed copies available through this website. It is filled with duotone plates of over 50 unique locations across the British Isles with imagery by the world renowned photographer, Dick Arentz, who specializes in Platinum and Palladium prints. - [Books by Dick Arentz](https://www.dickarentz.com/books/) - Dick Arentz has written numerous photography books demonstrating his photographic skills and reproductions of his photos. He specializes in Platinum and Palladium prints and has traveled the world taking photos. His books encompass imagery from Italy, the British Isles, Continental Europe, Four Corners in the American Southwest, and amazing views of places from all over the globe. - [Gallery/Prints](https://www.dickarentz.com/gallery/) - The gallery of Dick Arentz offers a wide variety of platinum and palladium prints by the world renowned photographer and professor. Each print is done on personally contact-printed and hand-coated paper, prepared, signed and embossed by Dick Arentz. - [The American West](https://www.dickarentz.com/the-american-west/) - [Biography/Resume](https://www.dickarentz.com/biography/) - Dick Arentz is a professional photographer and has been a photography teacher and professor. He teaches the techniques of platinum and palladium printing. His photos have been displayed in exhibits in museums and private galleries across the world. - [Recent Work](https://www.dickarentz.com/recent-work/) - The photographic images represented here are from direct digital capture, with Leica cameras using prime lenses, either with a tripod or monopod. - ["Venice in Winter" by Lucia Gillard](https://www.dickarentz.com/books/venice-in-winter/) - In slow perambulations of the city at its lowest season, in deep winter Lucia Gillard captured images of Venice, Italy. This sixty page photography book is filled with duotone reproductions of Platinum and Palladium prints of Venice landmarks. - [Resume](https://www.dickarentz.com/biography/resume/) - The following page outlines the full Resume of Dick Arentz who is a professional photographer and a photography teacher. Review a full list of his art exhibits and photographs in permanent art collections. - [Privacy Policy](https://www.dickarentz.com/privacy-policy/) - Who I am: My website address is: www.dickarentz.com What personal data I collect and why I collect it? Upon purchase an item using our PayPal cart, I will receive your Contact Information including your Name, Email, and Address. This data is collected primarily to process your purchase and is then secured on my office computers. All - [Thank You](https://www.dickarentz.com/view-cart/thank-you/) - Thank you for your order. I will be processing your purchase as soon as possible. Please realize that I am periodically traveling around the world taking photos, so it is possible that I won't get back to you right away. I typically do handle it within 24 hours unless I'm in the field in a - [Order Cancelled](https://www.dickarentz.com/view-cart/order-cancelled/) - Your order was NOT completed. If you were having trouble with our shopping cart or have a question, please email me at Dick.Arentz@nau.edu and I'll try to help you as best I can. - [View Cart](https://www.dickarentz.com/view-cart/) - [Lucia Gillard](https://www.dickarentz.com/biography/lucia-gillard/) - Lucia was trained in photography by her father, Rudy Gillard, a professional commercial photographer. Initially an attorney, she began the study of fine-art photography at the Phoenix Center for the Arts in the 1980's. She wrote a book called Venice in Winter, and her photos are available as Piezography prints. - [Contact](https://www.dickarentz.com/contact/) - The following page has contact information for the world famous photographer, Dick Arentz. His platinum and palladium prints can be found in museums, galleries, and private collections throughout the world. Copies of his books and museum quality prints are available. - [Four Corners Country](https://www.dickarentz.com/books/four-corners-country/) ## Categories - [My Thoughts](https://www.dickarentz.com/category/my-thoughts/) - [Archive Gallery](https://www.dickarentz.com/category/archive-gallery/) - [Current Projects](https://www.dickarentz.com/category/current-projects/) - [Gallery Prints](https://www.dickarentz.com/category/gallery-prints/) - [Recent Work](https://www.dickarentz.com/category/recent-work/)