FILM PROCESSING
At Blanco Negro we treat all all film as special. That's way we process all film by hand as standard. Pre washing, fresh chemistry and attention to detail, means consistent results . All film forma...
PROOFING SERVICE
At Blanco we like to offer our clients more that just the standard services. Our proofing service includes Same Size contact prints, enlarged super proofs to 20" x 24", with the option of 2x super ...
CLASSIC PRINTING
All prints created @ Blanco Negro are hand crafted and receive an archival process. That means no machines! We see each negative through a creative eye and can advise on paper stock and the style o...
CUSTOM PRINTING
The "CUSTOM" print services gives our clients the added advantage of various premium paper stocks from the around the globe. All stocks have been extensively tested with various developers, includi...
EXHIBITION PRINTING
If you are looking for the finest quality in traditional and alternative printing, then our "EXHIBITION" service is for you. Printing to the highest standards required for art collections around th...
LITH PRINTS
Want something very different? Then maybe our Lith process is for you. Due to the variables in this printing technique, all lith prints are unique. Our sample collection is quite diversified, and o...
ALTERNATIVE PRINTING
Alternative printing includes all non standard printing. Because most of these services requires the hand coating of emulsions, all prints will be a one off.
TONING
All toners are prepared from scratch, except selenium. At Blanco we still believe in the tradition of the custom lab and to give the photographer the greatest choice possible. If it can be done, DO...
SELENIUM, full tone
Renowned as an excellent archival toner, Selenium can also be used as a colour toner. Due to it's slow toning properties, prints maybe pulled early to create a split tone effect. Depending on the p...
SELENIUM, split - tone
An example of a print pulled early. Selenium when used as an archival toner, will slightly shift the colour of an image, generally producing a richness in the black/shadow areas. Great for adding a...
BLUE
Our traditional blue toner is also very flexible, and can be used as just a blue rinse or for full vividness, depending on the subject matter. Again we make our own home-brew, but not because it'...
GREEN
It's not very often we get requests for Green toning, but the subtle tones produced by careful processing can be quite beautiful. This is a combination (multi) toner, using Thiocarbamide + Blue, wi...
THIOCARBAMIDE
Thiocarbamide (brown/sepia) is another very flexible toner. In combination with our custom bleach baths, a huge degree of colours become available. We make our own Bleach & Toner for consistency a...
THIOCARBAMIDE
The tones achieved with thiocarbamide depends upon many factors. Paper stocks, bleaching formulas, toner ratios and even the developer used during the printing stage, all contribute to the final lo...
KENTMERE PAPER
Personally Kentmere paper is the finest cool-neutral tone around. Again we tested this stock in numerous developers and discovered that the colour tone could be changed to suit the image. That's fl...
FOMA MG Classic 131 gloss, 132 matt
Traditional B&W products have seen better days. Paper range and quality has dropped considerably, but there still is an excellent range to choose from, as we have discovered from testing numerous b...