Woodland Tranquility 2

I love the sepia tones on these. I'm not familiar with the Kinetic Tin Process and searching the web hasn't revealed much. Got to keep looking.

@bsdunek Hi. its my own process. Basically a bleach and redevelop technique using a tin salt as a developing agent that was created to give a wide range of colour toning and 'spatio kinetic' effects on particularly FB papers. By 'spatio kinetic' I mean prints that offer more than one visualisation of the print according to angle of viewing, or angle of illumination. The prints show a kind of positive or negative reversal according to viewing angle. But it is very subtle. This is achieved by creating a semi transparent metallic film on the surface of the gelatine of the print. With stronger surface films it gives a 'mirror' or reflective layer over blacks in the print up to a certain density of grey. See the example The Incarnation of Mother Earth. The two images show the two different 'spatio kinetic' states seen from the same single print viewed from different angles.

Alternatively by tweaking the chemistry and working method of the Kinetic Tin Process a variety of subtle colorations can be introduced into the black & white print, one of which is a range of 'sepia brown' tones. In the other example posted here you will see 'chemical soft focus' or 'diffusion effects' and pastel colorisation. Note that prints transformed by this process are not necessarily archival and may be expected to change to a greater or lesser degree over a period of years or decades. The whole concept is about creativity through change and transience, rather than to be a slave to absolute permanance. That is to enjoy the creative expression of the print even though it may not be archivally permanent - even to the point of celebrating prints that deliberately change over different time scales!

The Woodland Tranquility shots were made in 1992 and the image is still strong on Agfa RR FB. Prints using Iford MGIII FB seem less stable over the same period of time.

The exact details of the Kinetic Tin Process have not been published as I have never completed the research - its more a proof of concept at present. But I'm working on it. Thanks for your interest.