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> Developing in me 'ed. Mental gymnastics of a darkroom newby |
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MartyNL “Reaching a creative state of mind thru positive action is considered preferable to waiting for inspiration.” - Minor White, 1950 |
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What format- 120, 5x4?
Multigrade paper?? As a visual shorthand, is there a particular photographer who's work you think looks 'right' to give us an idea of what you think B&W should look like? |
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All seems very complicated. Have a read at this article which outlines the procedure for finding the minimum time for maximum black and then making a proof print using this information. https://www.halfhill.com/proof.html
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I'll continue to expose my film as I have for scanning but it will be interesting to see my exposures on a dmax contact print to see how consistent they are. Pete |
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My style is anywhere from James Ravilious to John Bulmer. I don't try to emulate anyone, I just take photos that I think will be interesting in a few years time, or are of emotional value like trips friends and family. I don't impose a particular style on my imaging like say, Moriyama or Ralph Gibson, I treat each image separately and generally like to have all the tones present on the negative on the final image, although I'm starting to change my view on that. I don't consider myself to be a photographer. I just like listening to a mechanical shutter, and making an image. Pete Last edited by High Sierra; 28th June 2020 at 08:14 AM. |
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It will let me see if I'm placing the blacks in the right sort of place and help me judge if my developing time is ok to produce a good negative for the tonal range of the scene. Pete |
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Hello Pete, finding the minimum print time to get a full black on your printing paper is only useful for contact printing your negatives so you can assess them - as described in the halfhill article. It is of no practical use when making prints, for the simple reason that the minimum print time doesn't stay the same , across the grades. It varies according to what filter grade is being used. At grade 0 the "minimum print time" will be much longer than at grade 5.
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Thanks Pete |
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