RA4 colour paper

What are the advantages of the silver color print?

Nowadays, most color photo prints come from a hybrid silver/digital printing system, even photos from color negatives.

Modern printers scan the negative and create a digital file, which is then sent to a laser to expose the color photo paper.

This means that there is a hybridization between the grain of the silver photo and the pixels of the digital photo.

However, it is still possible to print your 35mm color negatives with an enlarger, thanks to the paper we provide and thanks to the RA4 chemistry we offer.

The results are then of a great softness because the light caresses the grain and comes to insolate the RA4 color photo paper delicately. It is also possible to proceed with masking, filtering in order to obtain the desired result.

What do you need to make a silver color print ?

The negative: you obviously need your color photo negative, which will form the basis of your print.

Paper: we offer fuji crystal archive or fuji DPII paper in different sizes and surfaces, so you're sure to find what you're looking for.

The enlarger: you need an enlarger with a color head, which will allow you to make your filtering in order to compensate for the dominants.

Chemistry: we sell the RA4 Bellini development kit

The equipment: a water bath or temperature control system such as the Cinestill TCS-1000 or, better still, a Colenta color photo paper processor.