Precision Digital Negatives Products

 

*PDN WAVE ROCKER, A Brand New Precision Digital Negatives Product!

Are you tired of the tedious Alternative Photographic Process workflows such as tray processing Platinum Prints and other Alt Process Prints, Sheet Films and others that steal your creative energy? Do you long for consistently higher quality in processing every print you make? Introducing the: WAVE ROCKER (Patent Pending) – the revolutionary motorized tray rocker that will automate and elevate your printmaking workflow. Designed and crafted by Mark Nelson of Precision Digital Negatives, this innovative little machine that fits in the palm of your hands frees your time from the tiresome, boring work of rocking processing trays and lets you focus more on your artwork.

 

WAVE ROCKER ADVANTAGES!

• Superior dual-direction wave action, moving chemistry in two directions, more effectively brings fresh chemicals to the paper or film.
• Automates the tiring task of rocking processing tray, freeing up more time for your artwork.
• Increases your session output of prints or sheet film processed.
• Accommodates any size tray without modification.
• Easily adjusted for optimal wave actions across all tray sizes.
• Both speed and amplitude adjustments.
• Compact and works on any flat surface – no large sink required and stores in a small space.
• Highly portable, fits in the palm of your hand.
• Quick to set up, take down, and store in minutes.
• Great for pre-soaking printmaking papers for Intaglio Printing.

 
Beth Moon, famous for her beautiful Platinum Prints of trees (https://bethmoon.com/), has used the Wave Rocker extensively in her darkroom for months.  Beth says:

“The Wave Rocker has completely transformed my darkroom workflow. Instead of standing over the tray and manually rocking it, I can simply set my print in place and let the rocker do the work. It’s incredibly easy to use, saves me valuable time, and ensures consistent, even development every time.

Convenient, reliable, and effective—it’s become an indispensable part of my process.”  

—Beth Moon

Don’t Miss Out! Act Fast: Order Now and Save $50 on a Special Introductory Offer! 

Introductory Price! $250 on sale $50 off of $300 regular price!

 

*eBook PRECISION DIGITAL NEGATIVES for Silver & Other Alternative Photographic Processes

The Precision Digital Negatives System is the finest SYSTEM available for crafting a digital negative. Using Photoshop and a good quality photo printer, the eBook gives instructions on file acquisition, working image files, making digital negatives & the calibration process that produces negatives custom tailored to your equipment, workflow and alternative process. The unique, patented, Color Density Range Control is a LOSSLESS method of tuning the negative to the requirements of your alternative process—resulting in far less drastic and less destructive adjustment curves. PDN also works with negatives printed in black and white.  This system can produce results impossible with any other system.

 

Areas Covered By The eBook:

·      Image Acquisition best practices

·      Image Adjustments best practices

·      Digital Negative Creation best practices

·      Calibration Standard Printing Time or Exposure Time determination

·      Calibration Negative Density determination

·      Calibration Curve Generation includes a generating a family of Photoshop Curves

·      Helpful Hints on Platinum/Palladium Printing.

 

Users are also getting fantastic results with Photopolymer Gravure (or Solar Plates) using Precision Digital Positives.

*PDN Aquatint Screens for Photopolymer & Copper Plate Gravure. 

 I spent a year researching and developing these unique aquatint screens to achieve rich blacks, a long scale, smooth tones and great detail when using them to produce either Photopolymer or copper plates for Intaglio printmaking. Aquatint Screens are available in a variety of sizes and three grades of resolution: Coarse, Medium & Fine. Paul Taylor of Renaissance Press says these are the most beautiful screens he has ever seen! Using one of my screens with Toyobo KM73 plates from Anderson Vreeland, I am getting a very long, Platinum/Palladium like scale of 28+ steps on a 31 step tablet! 

 

Shipping outside of the Continental United States by special arrangement only. 

Email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information on this. Shipping and handling charges shown when ordering in the PDN store are for Continental United States Only!)

"Yesterday I used one of your aquatint screens for the first time at Our Darkrooms in London, England. I was amazed how much better the results were compared to my European purchased screens." —Tony.  I constantly get rave reviews on my PDN Aquatint Screens!

 

*PDN CURVE CALCULATOR III for the Mac OS.

Much More Than A Curve Generator! Check it Out!

PLEASE NOTE: this version of CCIII for the mac requires High Sierra or Mojave on a 32 bit compatible Mac computer.

 

PLEASE NOTE: CCIII requires an Activation Code to run. This will be sent to you via email from This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . The download key code will not activate CCIII. 

 

 

*PDN CURVE CALCULATOR II For Windows

Much faster, easier and more feature rich than the original EXCEL version! CCII is a stand-alone database with versions that work on either All of your calibration information can be kept in one place! CCII generates a family of hybrid curves for each of your alt process calibrations—choose the hybrid curve that is the most pleasing to your photographic vision and export it automatically in Photoshop curves file format. See my article on PDN, Curves, and Curve Calculator II in the November/December issue of View Camera Magazine. Requires a standardized 31 step tablet or Stouffer 31 step tablet..

 

 

*PDN Standard Film 31 Step Tablet 

If you do not have a standardized film 31-step tablet (a film sensitivity guide or step wedge) for calibration, you will need one. A 31-step tablet provides increased accuracy in calibration over the 21-step tablet. You can purchase one here that I have designed and is produced for me by Stouffer Industries—the price is very competitive and it has improved features that make it much easier to read the results. Note that the 31-step tablet will be required for Curve Calculator.

 

 

*Workshops  Currently Available either in My Studio or via ZOOM:

1.         Precision Digital Negatives & Platinum/Palladium, Cyanotype, Cyanotype over Palladium for Beginners.

2.         Alternative Process Advanced Printmaking Techniques & Best Practices.

3.         Precision Digital Positives & Photopolymer Gravure.

4.         Master Printmaking—Defining Your Signature Look & Learning How To Achieve Your Vision in Your Printmaking.

 

Ordering From The PDN Store:

Note:  If you have any trouble ordering or using the shopping cart, please notify me immediately at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If necessary, I can manually handle your order for you.  The shopping cart seems to prefer Chrome or Firefox Browsers. Try switching browsers if you have problems.  Purchasing & Shipping information (for items that must be shipped) is provided for both the US and overseas.

 

Note: All items in the PDN Store are downloaded at the time of purchase, except for the Standardized 31 Step Tablet, Aquatint Screens and the WAVE ROCKER.

 

Note: When ordering from outside the United States, you can choose any "state" and then correct any errors once you are switched to PayPal to finalize the order.

 

Note:  Mark I Nelson can be reached for inquiries at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Thanks For Visiting!  Mark