Re: Pre-Flashing of Paper Negatives

Dear All;

>
> Just a brief note to describe some experiments I've been making
> with pre-flashing paper negatives in the darkroom, prior to
> exposure in-camera.
>
>
> Enter pre-flashing, an idea that popped into my head. I expose a
> paper neg for 1.5-2 seconds under grade 2 light from my enlarger,
> lens set to f/32, then load into the camera. A scene/camera
> combination that would normally expose for 1 minute in bright sun
> I expose for 30 seconds, or about half of normal exposure. Upon
> development in standard paper developer, I find amazing shadow
> detail, with highlights that aren't blown out!
>
> A contact print of this negative is hard to tell apart from a film
> negative's print.
>
>
> I recommend others try this out on their own, and report their
> results.
>
> ~Joe VanCleave
>
Sounds great, just two questions:
1)What is the distance between the enlarger lens and the paper?
2)Grade 2 light, is that something like an Ilford filter?
Taco

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Received on Mon Nov 15 15:06:31 2004