To begin, use one of the following search methods to select a process:
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Search for a process based on print characteristics.
Although you may just enter the name of a process (if known), the search field above also allows you to enter print characteristics. This may be especially useful if you are not sure of a name, but know (or can recognize) a few simple characteristics. Search terms may be vague or specific. See examples below (based on real searches):
All characteristics should be separated by commas.
| Search Term(s) | Sample (Process) Matches |
|---|---|
| albumen print | Albumen Print (full-figure cdv), Albumen Print (vignette cdv) |
| old, black and white, portrait | Albumen Print (full-figure cdv), Platinum Print, Salt Print, etc. |
| color print, common format, Kodak paper, sharp, large depth of field | Kodachrome Print, Kodacolor Print, etc. |
| snap shot, rough texture, neutral image color, image is scratched | Silver Gelatin Print (snap shot) |
| silver mirroring, fine-grain texture, kodak, three layer structure, continuos tone, matting agents | Silver Gelatin Print (studio portrait) |
Pre-photographic
Intaglio
- Etching
- Steel Engraving
- Engraving
- Mezzotint
- Stipple Engraving
- Aquatint (Hand Colored)
- Etching (Tinted)
Stone Lithography
Relief
Photomechanical
Offset Lithography
Collotype
Letterpress
Gravure
Woodburytype
Photographic
Printing-Out
- Albumen (Full-Figure CDV)
- Salt Print
- Albumen (Vignetted CDV)
- Matte Collodion
- Gelatin POP (Glossy)
- Collodion POP (Glossy)
- Collodion POP (Group Portrait)
- Albumen (Cabinet Card)
- Albumen (Souvenir CDV)
- Gelatin POP (Faded)
- Matte Collodion (Graduation Portrait)
- Gelatin POP (Bridge)
- Albumen (Stereoview)
- Albumen (Oval Portrait CDV)
Carbon
Iron-Based
Silver Gelatin (B&W)
- Silver Gelatin (Hand Colored Postcard)
- Silver Gelatin (Silk Surface)
- Silver Gelatin (Azo Postcard)
- Silver Gelatin (Snapshot)
- Silver Gelatin (Studio Portrait)
- Silver Gelatin (Toned Postcard)
- Silver Gelatin (Photo Booth)
Chromogenic Color
- Chromogenic (Kodacolor 1955)
- Chromogenic (Kodachrome Print)
- Chromogenic (Resin-Coated)
- Chromogenic (Digital Exposure)
- Chromogenic (Kodacolor 1958)
- Chromogenic (Ansco Printon)
- Chromogenic (Kodacolor 1948)
- Chromogenic (Fujicolor)
Instant
Dye Imbibition
Silver-Dye Bleach
Digital
Dye Sublimation
Inkjet
- Inkjet (Pigment Ink on RC Paper)
- Inkjet (Dye Ink on RC Paper)
- Inkjet (Dye Ink on Matte Paper)
- Inkjet (Pigment Ink on Matte Paper)
- Inkjet (Iris)