Re: Dense Negative

At 4:51 PM +0200 8/25/01, lva wrote:
> > > This question may have more to do with general darkroom procedure
>> > rather than being specifically pinhole-oriented, but here goes. I
>> > have very dense negatives from a Zero 2000. These are outdoor, full
>> > sunlight images on a variety of films that have lots of detail, and
>> > lots of grain. My previous experiments with filters and high
>> > contrast paper have wiped out the images altogether (which speaks to
>> > the experimental stage I'm in with my darkroom technique, perhaps).
>> > And scanning has yielded a grainy white blob where the exposure was.
>> > Does anyone have experience processing high density negatives, and
>> > bringing out more contrast and detail?
>
>
>Hi Benjamin,
>
>You could print your images in gum, a process with a learning curve,
>yes, but with oustanding results. No matter how overexposed or hard your
>negs are, you'll get fabulous prints. It is quite amazing how much
>detail is hidden in overexposed pinhole highlights.

It's also possible - depending on the scanner, I guess - to do multiple
scans to capture all the detail in the highlights and then the shadows
and then merge them together in photoshop. I would imagine that it's
a similar process to doing multiple layers of gum.

  Greg

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