Pigment prints are a 19th century process.

A pigment-gelatin emulsion is made and evenly poured onto a substrate while still hot. It can take up to two days to cool down and dry. The emulsion is then sensitized and exposed in contact with a negative under ultraviolet light.

The exposed emulsion is transferred to the final substrate, I only use glass. After developing and drying I apply 24K Gold leaf or pure Palladium leaf to the back of the print.

For the negative I shoot black and white film using 2 1/4 and large format cameras, ranging from 4x5 to 8x10.

The final image is not transparent, it is framed as any photograph, lit and viewed from the front.

The entire process is analog, I do not use any digital processing to achieve the final image.
Image sizes range from 3x3 in. to 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 (wholeplate). While larger images look more impressive, especially in galleries, I find the small prints on a wall at home to be much more intimate, precious.