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 Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 11:43 pm
Grey prints suck... don't they? That is, if you're lucky enough to have availability to a darkroom...
Well, it's a simple fix.
Foremost, unless you've been doing darkroom printing for years and can eyeball exposure times in the darkroom for a negative, make a TEST-STRIP!!! (That is, expose a piece of photopaper under the negative in incremements of 5-10 seconds and find the best time from that).
If you haven't, next time you go into the darkroom, here's what to do:
Find the highest contrast filter available for the enlarger.
Turn the light to the brightest setting.
Expose.
Bam. Should be a high-contrast black-and-white photo. Of course, getting good contrast in a darkroom print is something that takes time to learn how to do, this is simply a bit of advice for it.
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:38 pm
yes they do. but now I just use digital its so much better right!?
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Edit by Kokihi:
why are you posting that digital is better in the film subforum?
if you want to talk about digital photography then go to the digital
subforum.
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:28 pm
my_friens_rock yes they do. but now I just use digital its so much better right!? You'll find that I'm the stuborn old-schooler on this guild. I've used digital, but, I much prefer using traditional film and traditional development techniques. So, in my opinion, no, digital is not better.
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:58 am
And we love our stubborn old-schooler!
We are doing this in my film class tomorrow. I'm really excited for it! He said it would turn into a chore though.
Question: If you use the same film, camera, and paper, do you still need to do step tests/ test-strips if you remember the times from your last one? It seems like that it would take a lot of paper, which is really expensive. . . I got a massive amount of the same film and paper for my class, and I would like to make as many final prints as possible. sweatdrop
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:53 pm
Johnnie Here my_friens_rock yes they do. but now I just use digital its so much better right!? You'll find that I'm the stuborn old-schooler on this guild. I've used digital, but, I much prefer using traditional film and traditional development techniques. So, in my opinion, no, digital is not better. I love both, it's just that digital is instant, so it can be deleted if something doesn't come out right. But on film if you keep messing up, you have to re-do everything, but when you do get that beautiful picture it's so worth it in the end. Both have pro's and con's. It's a matter of opinion. Oh and since your our "suborn old-schooler" then you wouldn't mind me bombarding you with questions? whee I'm new to film, only have been doing it for a month.. sweatdrop
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:56 pm
Kokihi And we love our stubborn old-schooler! We are doing this in my film class tomorrow. I'm really excited for it! He said it would turn into a chore though. Question: If you use the same film, camera, and paper, do you still need to do step tests/ test-strips if you remember the times from your last one? It seems like that it would take a lot of paper, which is really expensive. . . I got a massive amount of the same film and paper for my class, and I would like to make as many final prints as possible. sweatdrop No, I would still do a test strip, just to be on the safe side. If it doesn't turn out b/c you didn't use a test strip that is a lot of expensive paper wasted. ALWAYS do a test strip.
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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:04 pm
Lula Spooner Kokihi And we love our stubborn old-schooler! We are doing this in my film class tomorrow. I'm really excited for it! He said it would turn into a chore though. Question: If you use the same film, camera, and paper, do you still need to do step tests/ test-strips if you remember the times from your last one? It seems like that it would take a lot of paper, which is really expensive. . . I got a massive amount of the same film and paper for my class, and I would like to make as many final prints as possible. sweatdrop No, I would still do a test strip, just to be on the safe side. If it doesn't turn out b/c you didn't use a test strip that is a lot of expensive paper wasted. ALWAYS do a test strip. Also, Your enlarger will never be in the exact same spot as before [unless you have one all to your self, if so luck you!]
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Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:13 pm
The position of the enlarger head has to do with focus, not the exposure time...
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Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:39 pm
Kokihi The position of the enlarger head has to do with focus, not the exposure time... True, but when your using a diff enlarger rember that the bulb will never be the exact brightness. Not every enlarger is the same. It would be better to just do a test strip everytime you do a new print
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Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 5:57 pm
Lula Spooner Kokihi The position of the enlarger head has to do with focus, not the exposure time... True, but when your using a diff enlarger rember that the bulb will never be the exact brightness. Not every enlarger is the same. It would be better to just do a test strip everytime you do a new print Fo realZ, yo. No two enlargers EVER seem to be the same, even if they're the same model and everything. I will say this though. If you're making b&w prints, stay on the same enlarger, and have to work against the clock, you can churn out those prints like a machine. The same cannot be said for color film, however. You should always be making test strips for color prints. And to be honest? It's kinda lazy to skimp on the test prints anyway, unless you're a master or something. You're prints could always use some individual tweaking it seems.
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