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PRE AND POST FLASHING
Contrast control is the key to making the fine black and white print. Clearly, there are many other considerations, factors such as tonal range, image size print colour to name just three, all play a very important role in the search for the ultimate... |
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#20
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David Brown
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12th October 2013, 12:22 PM
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#21
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Tony Marlow
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12th October 2013, 07:46 PM
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It does not matter what light source you use for flashing. I use a RH flasher which has a small light head, Tim Rudman uses a low powered light fixed to the ceiling of his darkroom, it just needs to be dim enough not fog the paper. I find it helps to have a separate light from the enlarger used for printing as you can easily flash just part of the paper without dulling other areas. I find flashing a very useful tool for controlling highlights.
Tony |
#22
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DougHowk
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13th October 2013, 11:30 PM
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I find that pre-flashing has enabled me to deal with some high contrast negatives which seemed too difficult to deal with otherwise.
For enlarging paper I use the RH Design pre-flasher. For contact printing paper such as Fomalux, use a Bessler audible timer which enables me to flash for 1/10 second increments. For Palladium coated paper, I've found that a single BLB bulb along with a black sheet of foam core works fine for giving a few seconds flash. |
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Mike O'Pray
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14th October 2013, 09:42 PM
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