Paper that is Silver for B & W

[TeenieWahineVRK]

Well Hi y'all ... I am getting back into Photography after taking a 20 year Sabbatical. Back in HS we had this Silver paper that was used for normal B & W and it was awesome for a different take on it.... Has anyone come across this type of paper I cant seem to find it online anywhere.


EDIT...... needs to be for Darkroom use please

 

[Nevermore1]

I just googled silver photo paper and a site called freedompaper.com came up and there is some under Fine art & photo, sub heading fine art photography. you can select metallic paper on the left side.

 

[TeenieWahineVRK]

Thanks yeah cause I did a really cool reproduction of a pic of my grandmother on that paper I am thankful that I am back in the Darkroom

 

[TeenieWahineVRK]

I just googled silver photo paper and a site called freedompaper.com came up and there is some under Fine art & photo, sub heading fine art photography. you can select metallic paper on the left side.

not for darkroom use

 

[Nevermore1]

Not sure if this is correct - Kodak PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Premier Metallic Photo Paper 1993757

It's for color, I don't see any for BW

 

[Light Guru]

Not sure if this is correct - Kodak PROFESSIONAL ENDURA Premier Metallic Photo Paper 1993757

It's for color, I don't see any for BW

That is used by a printer it's it won't work for darkroom prints. The OP is spicificly asking about darkroom printing paper.

 

[Light Guru]

Well Hi y'all ... I am getting back into Photography after taking a 20 year Sabbatical. Back in HS we had this Silver paper that was used for normal B & W and it was awesome for a different take on it.... Has anyone come across this type of paper I cant seem to find it online anywhere.


EDIT...... needs to be for Darkroom use please

All B&W darkroom paper has silver in it. It's part of what makes it light sensitive.

 

[photoguy99]

Are you sure it was a paper, and not a post processing step?

This sounds a lot like the Halo-Chrome system applied to a freshly made print. It's just a couple more baths, but uses standard b&w paper.

Even if that's not what you're remembering, perhaps it would be a viable substitute.

 

[compur]

Once upon a time there was a company that made a line of darkroom papers with a metallic silvery sheen to them. I don't recall the name but I'm pretty sure they are long gone by now.

 

[vintagesnaps]

I don't know of any B&W photo paper for darkroom use that looks silver. Compur's probably right, that chances are whatever you're remembering isn't made any more.

 

[smithdan]

Sadly, Compur is right. Stuff came in silver as well as gold and if I remember some colours too. Most likely long gone.

 

[compur]

I think this may be the paper:
Cachet Expo AG Silver Metallic 8x10/10 sheets Glossy #3 | Freestyle Photographic Supplies

... though it has a different name than I remember. "No longer manufactured."

But, this site claims to have the last remaining stocks of it:
darkroom

 

[TeenieWahineVRK]

Well Hi y'all ... I am getting back into Photography after taking a 20 year Sabbatical. Back in HS we had this Silver paper that was used for normal B & W and it was awesome for a different take on it.... Has anyone come across this type of paper I cant seem to find it online anywhere.


EDIT...... needs to be for Darkroom use please

All B&W darkroom paper has silver in it. It's part of what makes it light sensitive.

Right but I am looking for the complete Metallic look

 

[TeenieWahineVRK]

Once upon a time there was a company that made a line of darkroom papers with a metallic silvery sheen to them. I don't recall the name but I'm pretty sure they are long gone by now.

I think that is what I was looking for and I used them in the Early 90's

 

[TeenieWahineVRK]

I think this may be the paper:
Cachet Expo AG Silver Metallic 8x10/10 sheets Glossy #3 | Freestyle Photographic Supplies

... though it has a different name than I remember. "No longer manufactured."

But, this site claims to have the last remaining stocks of it:
darkroom

thanks