Nickdemarcofoto
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2 questions really.
Today I spent a long and productive 8 hours in the darkroom
I realised why most people use resin coated paper - I was using both and fibre based - whilst nice - is a lot more high maintenance if you are making a lot of prints. In particular drying prints without having any curling is something I haven't quite mastered so far. How do you guys do it? I was using a special fibre based dryer, and had washed the prints for 45 mins before doing so, but I found that if I didn't leave the print in for quite long enough it wasn't dry, but if I left it in longer it might start to get a bit creasy.
Second question. As all you darkroom regulars must appreciate, making a very good darkroom print is something special in itself, and is a unique, individual work. Do you scan your favourite prints to then display on the web? I have previously scanned negatives and worked in PS, and continue to do so, but if you have a print you really like do you sometimes scan that instead, and if using something like the Epson 750 vuescan is it possible to make a good print scan with the resolution you can get from e neg scan on the same equipment?
Thanks for any tips in advance
Nick
Today I spent a long and productive 8 hours in the darkroom
I realised why most people use resin coated paper - I was using both and fibre based - whilst nice - is a lot more high maintenance if you are making a lot of prints. In particular drying prints without having any curling is something I haven't quite mastered so far. How do you guys do it? I was using a special fibre based dryer, and had washed the prints for 45 mins before doing so, but I found that if I didn't leave the print in for quite long enough it wasn't dry, but if I left it in longer it might start to get a bit creasy.
Second question. As all you darkroom regulars must appreciate, making a very good darkroom print is something special in itself, and is a unique, individual work. Do you scan your favourite prints to then display on the web? I have previously scanned negatives and worked in PS, and continue to do so, but if you have a print you really like do you sometimes scan that instead, and if using something like the Epson 750 vuescan is it possible to make a good print scan with the resolution you can get from e neg scan on the same equipment?
Thanks for any tips in advance
Nick