As expert craftsmen we know it is essential not only to have good tools and the skills to use them but to also possess a thorough knowledge of the entire production process. 
Chroma Colour's experience with the Ilfochrome Classic system is second to none.    We know its advantages and its limitations and we understand all the factors which control its performance.

In our experience there are limitations within the digital colour space of which many proponents seem unaware.  The matters of colour gamut and the spectral non-linearity of the human eye mean it is unlikely any direct digital output will ever match the smoothly rounded gradation of one of our prints. 

Making stunning Cibachrome prints from colour film positives is our speciality.  Usually the actual film exposed in camera by the photographer is projected directly onto Ilfochrome in a one step, purely photographic, process.  Images supplied on other media are printed in identical fashion via large format intermediate transparency.

CONTRAST MASKING:

To ensure nothing is lost in the translation we have uniquely perfected a method of control which over-lays a film mask on top of the photographer's transparency.  We create each mask specifically to suit its subject so that the brilliance of the original colours are reproduced without loss of highlight or shadow detail. 

HAND PRINTED:

During the actual moments of exposure we retain the ability to perform extremely subtle adjustments by hand. Such fine control of the output is impossible in digital processes and allows human intervention over every possible variable.
 

COLOUR CORRECT:

Our goal is to make a print which faithfully preserves the “look” of the original.   We do not presume to make “improvements” (so called), as an excuse for not matching your original.  We do however posses a considerable degree of fine control over our work and clients are encouraged to communicate their interpretation of the image with us and discuss any adjustments which may or may not be desirable.