Silver Gelatin A photographic process that uses silver halide crystals suspended within the photographic emulsion. The most popular type of black-and-white photograph produced today.
Yves Klein (French, 1928-1962), Leap into the Void, 1960, photomontage, silver gelatin print, 350 x 270 mm. This photograph shows Klein falling from a wall toward the pavement of a Parisian street.
Compare Gilbert and George's hand coloured silver gelatine photographs with a Type C colour photograph such as Sarah Anne Johnson's Tree Planting series. Consider the similarities and differences in terms of: ...
See also: Impression, Sculpture, Plaster, Photography, Vertical
 
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