Pierre Jaffeux's toning processes have been very successful since their launch, in France and abroad (England, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, United States, etc.). The treatments take place in the light and do not require any special skills.
A few years later, the democratization of color photography caused a significant decline in black and white and Pierre Jaffeux, seeking new techniques, invented photoceramics , or photographic enamel on Volvic stone. A thin stone blade is first coated with a clear enamel. The photographic document is a classic positive film, chemically treated, then glued to the enamelled lava plate. The assembly is then annealed at 950°C, which causes the image to fuse in the enamel. The image obtained is unalterable and has a tonality ranging from beige to brown.
After 20 years of success, photoceramics declined with the advent of digital photography. Pierre Jaffeux then imagined a new process called Decafusion , consisting of soaking a special decal in water, sliding it onto a ceramic support, then firing the whole thing at 800°C. This process is suitable for small series production: street signs, decorative objects, orientation tables, commemorative plaques, etc.
The photographic work of Pierre Jaffeux is very eclectic: photographs of children or works of Romanesque art, macro photographs, postcards, very large format wall photographs, record covers (Léo Ferré), etc.
Pierre Jaffeux received a prize from the city of Cannes for an unusual photo titled Apocalypse .(wiki)