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Pete Davis Photographer
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The photography of Pete Davis. Mostly videos of Pete working on his photographic projects.
'The Expressive Land' The Making of the Book.
This shows how I put together my latest book, 'The Expressive Land' A collection of 100 large format landscape photographs taken around the U.K. and also in Sardinia. It combines selected photographs from several major bodies of work spanning many years.
Available from: petedavisphotography.bigcartel.com
Available from: petedavisphotography.bigcartel.com
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Making the 'Innocence of Eye' book
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A short video explaining how I put together a new edition of my book 'Innocence of Eye'. This new softback edition contains more photographs than the hardback limited edition in a perfect bound format. Signed copies available from: petedavisphotography.bigcartel.com
Photographing in Sardinia
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This video describes my major project in Sardinia, how the work came about and shows many of the photographs made. It also shows the catalogue that was produced for the touring exhibition. Copies of this and some of my other publications can be obtained from: petedavisphotography.bigcartel.com
Archival Processing For Black and White Photography
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The video explains the importance of archival processing for black and white silver / gelatin photographic prints and demonstrates the processes and chemicals used.
Photographing in the Wildwood
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A journey into the forests of Wales and Vermont USA showing a major series of photographs that I undertook some years ago and how I made, published and exhibited this work. A very few signed copies of the book are available from: petedavisphotography.bigcartel.com
Photographing Cader Idris
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A short video showing my body of work on the mountain Cader Idris in Wales and how I used a large format camera to make the work and also showing some of the platinum prints I made as part of that. I recently found a very few copies of the limited edition book that was published at the time in my studio and these can be purchased at: petedavisphotography.bigcartel.com (UK only)
Large format landscape photography.
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An overview of Pete's large format photographic landscape work, showing some of his cameras and working methods plus images from one major body of work. Some of Pete's book and exhibition catalogues available from here: petedavisphotography.bigcartel.com (U.K. only)
Photgraphic Platinum Printing explained
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Another, more in-depth video looking at photographic platinum printing. Features videos and stills to explain the process and how I go about making the prints. I get my materials from Firstcall Photographic. I'm not sponsored by them, just a great company with great service. www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk
'City Stories'' Photographs of Cardiff 1969-1977
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Pete discussing and showing his Photographs of Cardiff, some from over 50 years ago. The photographs show the city has changed and he discusses how and why he made the photographs. More about Pete here: www.pete-davis-photography.com I get my materials from Firstcall Photographic. I'm not sponsored by them, just a great company with great service. www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk
The 'Great Little Tin Sheds of Wales'
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A video explaining about the project and how the work has been revived 40 years on and with a new publication. Also a closer look at some of the images and explaining how some of the sheds have survived with new uses. The new publication is available here: petedavisphotography.bigcartel.com UK only sorry.
Photographic platinum printing
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Pete talking about some techniques of platinum printing and showing a few prints. More of his work here: www.pete-davis-photography.com Some books and exhibition catalogues available here: petedavisphotography.bigcartel.com I get my materials from Firstcall Photographic. I'm not sponsored by them, just a great company with great service. www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk
Pete Davis - an interview with him at his studio talking about his photographic work.
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A short movie that was made for Pete's major retrospective exhibition in 2017 on the occasion of his 70th. birthday.
Some of my books and exhibition catalogues
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A quick glance at a number of my exhibition catalogues and books that have been published over the years to accompany my various bodies of work. They include much of my urban documentary work, landscape images and my still life work with plant forms, Some of the publications are still available from petedavisphotography.bigcartel.com
A 'walk-around' my 'City Stories' exhibition.
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A brief walk around the City Stories exhibition currently showing at Aberystwyth University School of Art gallery. It features photographs of Cardiff from 1969 - 1977 including the area of Cardiff where I went to school that was being pulled down and redeveloped at the time.
Cader Idris platinum print portfolio
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On being asked to give a talk on the history of platinum printing, I'm having a flip through a limited edition portfolio of platinum prints I made some years ago. Each print is accompanied by a 'Haiku' verse that I wrote myself. One of these portfolios is in the collection of the National Library of Wales.
Shuffling through a recently made batch of platinum prints.
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Shuffling through a recently made batch of platinum prints.
Hand coating with platinum solutions to make a platinum photographic print
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Hand coating with platinum solutions to make a platinum photographic print
Just come across your TH-cam channel and am delighted to have done so. Ordered all available books from your site. Regards Stephen Deakin LRPS
Many thanks for the kind comments. Hope you find the videos informative and useful. Your books will be dispatched today. Thanks again.
@@pete-davis-photography Been looking at your videos and much like yourself remember as a child pestering dad to borrow his camera. Mainly when away on holiday, in fact I must have pestered so effectively that for one holiday he bought me my very own camera, then my grandparents gave me their old Cameras.
Another cracker Pete! Well done - your channel is rapidly becoming required viewing for any photography student. 👋
always love learning from you Pete
Thanks Tom. Good to hear from you.
You sure I can't persuade you to run a workshop on Platinum printing? Would pay!
Beautiful images Pete. How do I get this wonderful book. Please remind me . Thanks Phil. Massive respect lugging a 10x8 around woods. Did it with a 5x4 and Polaroid type 55 and that was tough enough.
Many thanks for the kind comment. You can get a book from my BigCsrtel shop page. There are links to that on my TH-cam videos.
True artist. Very inspiring Peter. Thank you
Beautiful work and presentation.
Love your videos, very simple to follow. Can you say where the various chemicals used can be sourced in the UK please?
Many thanks for your comments, much appreciated. Most of my materials I get from Firstcall Photographic - www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk Both for platinum and silver printing. Museum mounting board from John Purcell Paper who can also supply the Arches Platine paper I use for platinum prints. Other archival materials such as hinging tape for the mounts and mats from Conservation Resources UK. They can also sell the storage boxes. Hope that's a help. I'm not sponsored by any of these by the way.
@@pete-davis-photography ,thank you for that great information Pete. I am currently making exposures onto dry glass plates in a large format camera, the plates are inherently contrasty ( although I can control the contrast in development with a pyro dev. )so would these be suitable for platinum prints?
@@thatmancalledhobbs One of the qualities of platinum printing is its ability to reproduce a subtle range of tonalities, especially separating delicate highlights. Provided of course, that the negative also has those qualities. Like all printing, the print can only be as good as the negative. It seems counter-intuitive to the process to try to print very high contrast negatives but there are no rules. It's entirely up to you to interpret the subject the way you see it.
@@thatmancalledhobbs I should also add that contrast control with platinum printing is limited. Get the negative right is the answer. However, you can increase contrast slightly by using a proportion of a second ferric oxalate solution that has an additive to increase contrast.
@@pete-davis-photography thanks Pete, you are a mine of valuable information. I’ll let you know how I get on with the glass plate prints.
Thank you Pete 😊 There’s no need to apologize for a two minute conversion process that creates a life-long selenium print. Great work, from the hand of a master craftsman. Thank you, sir.
Many thanks for your kind comment. Much appreciated.
Selenium toned prints are not 'life long', be aware these toned photographic prints will be fully archival, this means these will last as long as the paper, that is, several thousands of years. Chemists will affirm this. See also Henry Wilhelm research lab, 'The preservation and care of color photographs', which also contains information on black & white photographs.
@@Autorange888 Thank you. I guess that after the selenium process, there needs to be a continuing ‘environmental system’ of preservation, including the attributes of air quality, ambient temperature, and contact with other objects - plus anything else that will ‘get you in the end’. I’m also mindful that as the quantity of selenium treated prints increases over the years, room to display and rotate/transport them will also be a consideration - another risk to their longevity.
@@reusedisland1904 The photographic prints should be made on baryt paper, not on RC (this has a plastic base, the RC prints cannot be displayed in sunlight, which will destroy the image). Ambient temperature is not needed for baryt paper, the prints can be easily stored, to be enjoyed and valued by succeeding generations.
This was excellent, thank you.
Thanks for sharing this information.
Hi Pete, brilliant video and a great introduction to platinum printing. I have always wanted to have a go . I shoot on film hasselblad , still life and landscapes. Please do you run any workshops or would you be willing to give me a day of your time to teach me. Very happy to pay for your expertise etc. I'm based in North Yorkshire Uk. Where are you ? Thsnk you Phil
Hi Phil and many thanks for the kind comment. A long time ago I used to run workshops from here - large format and fine printing, with my friend and colleague John Nesbitt. My photography, exhibiting and publishing commitments, plus my teaching at Aberystwyth University mean that I have little time to spare now. Fairly soon I will put out another video which might expand on this one a bit more. Sorry I can't be more help just now. Kind regards, Pete
@@pete-davis-photography completely understand Pete. Liked your approach. All the best . Thsnk you
Hi Pete, brilliant video and a great introduction to platinum printing. I have always wanted to have a go . I shoot on film hasselblad , still life and landscapes. Please do you run any workshops or would you be willing to give me a day of your time to teach me. Very happy to pay for your expertise etc. I'm based in North Yorkshire Uk. Where are you ? Thsnk you Phil
Hello Pete, A quick question re formulas etc, are you using Mike Wares chemistry ?
No, I'm using proprietary chemistry which is already mixed and at the right percentages etc. Just saves time in mixing and weighing etc. I get it from FirstCall Photo. I used to get it from the USA, then Italy but FirstCall now stock it which is great. Less time mixing, more time printing!
@@pete-davis-photography that's great, thank you, I had no idea is was available. I'll make a call to FirstCall as they say !
A raw diamond here
Awesome channel, very inspiring. Your audio is a little bit low when you were outside.
Thanks for the comment, much appreciated. Sorry about the sound, my audio skills are not as great as my photographic ones!
@@pete-davis-photography no worries
Beautiful
Thanks for the comment. Much appreciated.
At 1:57, is your 8x10 camera mounted on a tripod or monopod?
A monopod? With a heavy 8" x 10" camera leaning over? Now that would be a clever trick! I'd make a fortune as a magician or a circus performer! No, it's a very heavy duty Gitzo tripod with a No. 5 head. Thanks for watching!
These photographs are so beautiful! They are so clear and ethereal.
Many thanks for your kind comment. Much appreciated.
@@pete-davis-photography showed the video to my 9 year old sister and she loved it! She loves nature
Very interesting video, well done. 👍 Thank you!
Many thanks for your comment. Much appreciated.
Hi, can one make enlargements or is it strictly contact printing? Thanks
It is only a contact printing process. However, you can make a hi-res scan of a smaller negative, enlarge this and print on to transparency film to whatever size you want the finished print to be. Not quite as good as printing from the original negative but it's one way. Hope that's help.
Hi Peter, great video. Have you read allthose books?
Thanks for the comment. Yes, I have read all those books and many more. Those are just a selection behind me, I have many more on other shelves. A lot are photography books of course, monographs by photographers and selected collections. Some are also text books that I use and refer to in my academic work.
Please forgive me if this question sounds silly but is the negative you used in this video the actual negative or is it a digital negative?
Hi Stuart. Not a silly question al all. 99% of the platinum prints I make are from my original large format negatives. However, on that one occasion in the video, a customer in the gallery that sells my work asked for a platinum print of an image he saw in one of my books in a particular larger size. So I made a hi-res scan from the negative, enlarged it and made the print from that. Not my usual favoured method but I have a hi-res large format scanner so can keep the quality up. Hope that's a help.
Hey Pete Davis Photographer your video quality is perfect. your content is excellent. But your videos are not reaching the audience! if you permit me. I will share some information to increase your channel. then you get lots of subscriptions and views. thank you
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Thank you, Pete! Good to see the process as you go. I'll have to also read my Keeper's of Light book and round out my knowledge on the process.
Glad to be of help Mark. Good luck.
Hi Peter , i’ve found Philips UV tubes as you suggested. Now i’m going to build the box . One question about : at which distance tubes must to stay from the glass ? Thank you! Romano
Hi Romano. There's no set distance they have to be, but if they are a long way from the contact printer the exposures will be longer. Mine are about 15cm from the glass on top of the contact printing frame. I never really measured this before!
Sorry Peter: one more question always about ex position time. I understand that every negative/print is different from the others , but generally speaking my times for silver contact prints are in the range 12sec/1min. Which one in your experience for palladium/platine?
Exposure times are much longer for platinum / palladium as the materials are less sensitive to light. It will depend on the type and quantity of UV lamps / tubes you have etc. Typically, my exposures, with my set up are in the range of 10-30 minutes. (I just checked through my notes!).
Thank you Peter, now i have all the information ( reading also the others your answer to the question of interested people) to start to study well everithing before buying the first kit set for platinum/palladium . My best regards! Romano
Hi Peter, beautifull platinum print! i’ve found your video is very usefull to have a complete overview of the entire process. A couple of question : how do you decide the exposure time under the UV? How did you build your UV cabinet ( which kind of lamp i have to buy) . After the process the original 8x10 negative is scratched? Many tanks, Romano from Italy.
Hi Romano. Many thanks for your comment. The exposure for each negative / print will be different for each negative, just in the same way as silver printing in an enlarger. You have to make tests by using smaller strips of coated paper to determine the right exposure for that negative and the particular coating you have chosen. I like to keep notes every time I print a new negative and this helps with estimating future printing times. My U.V. box is a very simple plywood box painted white inside with three sets of double tube holders. The tubes in mine are 60cm long and just marked: Phillips TLD 18W/08. Just simple UV tubes. The negative will be fine but you must make sure that the coating is dry of course. If you are in any doubt, you can put a thin sheet of transparent polyester between the negative and the coated paper but I never have to and my negatives are fine. Hope that's a help.
Lovely photographs, a testament to your vision and hard work. The older I get (I'm 66 now,) the more I use my 5x7 camera rather than 4x5 or 8x10. Something about that longer rectangle draws me.
Many thanks Michael. My next TH-cam video will feature another body of work made exclusively on 7" x 5". The format solved a few problems for me at the time too.
Sad news of dear John, he made beautiful camera and was a master craftsman indeed
Yes, very sad. He made practical, rugged cameras for photographers because he understood about their use in the field. Especially the lignum vitae knobs which were easier on cold fingers than brass or stainless steel!
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. I am very interested in making one print in the near future however my biggest question mark is around the negatives used, seems like the are digital prints on a translucent plastic sheet? I was wondering how to approach that from a beginners stand point? Thank you!
Many thanks for your comment and glad you found the video interesting. 99% of my platinum prints are made from my original camera analogue silver negatives. Mostly now, 10" x 8". However, as you noticed, if, sometimes I want to make a larger print, I scan the original negative (hi-res) and print it out on to 'Pictorico' inkjet transparency film. Of course you can also start with a digital file and do the same. My preference is always to print from the original camera negative but I do realise that not everyone has a large format 10" x 8" camera. Hope that's a help.
@@pete-davis-photography That's of great help thank you so much! Hope to be doing it by summer time once I get my hands on a 8x10 rear standard. The information is hard to come by but seems important to keep this legacy processes alive specially in this digital age, so hopefully I can help keep it going on my camera club. Thank you again Pete!
I took a workshop with you years ago ! Lovely to see you again ! Sad to hear about John . Cheers from the Netherlands !
Good to hear from you and yes, v. sad about John. All very sudden. We enjoyed running our workshops before he moved to France. I'm still v busy with projects, exhibitions, publications and teaching. I keep going! Best wishes.
For anybody who is interested Pete runs wonderful workshops and teachings!
Are you treating the paper before hand to balance The alkaline level or does this paper not require it?
Thanks for your interest.No, I don't treat the paper in any way prior to coating. Arches Platine is 100% cotton rag paper with no wood pulp or lignin etc so is archival stable like the platinum and palladium. Hope that's helpful.
Yessir, that does help.
Great video - thanks for sharing your images and process. I do have one question - do you size the Platine before printing and, if so, what sizing do you use?
Thanks for the comment. You don't need to size or treat in any way the particular paper I use. For platinum printing you should only use 100% cotton rag paper for archival purposes anyway as the process is inherently archival with platinum and palladium being noble metals. There are only a handful of papers that are suitable, Arches Platine being one and my go-to choice. Hope that's help.
Greetings from Alabama USA. I enjoy your videos. Nice photos.
Greetings from Ceredigion, Wales! Many thanks for the comment. Much appreciated.
I visited Cardiff in 2019 and hope to visit more of the area again. Good luck.
I did a workshop with you in the early 90’s that changed my life and my photography thanks happy I’ve found your TH-cam channel
Many thanks for the kind comments. Glad to hear the workshop helped. Best wishes.
Work of art indeed. Thank you.
Many thanks for the kind comment. Much appreciated.
It's excellent and as Brian says - great work. It will be very difficult for me to see the exhibition......hope to get a copy of the Catalog
Many thanks Jos. You can get a 'catalog' from the gallery. They have a bookshop and do a postal service if you can't get there. They will have a stock when the show opens but you can order in advance I'm sure.
Great work Pete. Can't wait to see the exhibition!