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Printing Out Processes
You must always believe that there is fertile soil for your ideas. If you lose hope then you will miss opportunities to plant a seed.
-Ruth Bernhard
The term “printing out paper” and the associated initials P.OP. were introduced in 1891 by the Ilford Company for their gelatin-chloride papers. The term has since been applied to any paper that requires ultraviolet light to form a complete image without the need for chemical development. In particular, it is used when referring to salted paper and related processes.
The use of P.O.P. is a time-honored method for making inexpensive prints without a darkroom. The printing technique is simple: the coated paper is contact-printed with a negative using the sun for a ...
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