[pure-silver] Re: High contrast printing?

Thank you, Tim and all others for all the info. I might have to buy the book
to get filled in on the nuances of this process.
---Harry.


On 7/19/09 2:56 AM, "Tim Rudman" <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In lith printing the idea is not generally to get max contrast of just B&W
> tones with no mid tones as it is the colourful soft creamy mid/light tones
> that add much to 'the look', but it is a flexible process and one of the
> very flexible aspects of it is contrast.
> With infectious development the blacks develop at an exponentially
> accelerating rate. As lith prints are snatched early in development (to get
> the colours and low contrast upper tones which are lagging way behind in
> early development and therefore still very fine grained) the print is
> heavily over-exposed to ensure adequate density at 'snatch point'. By
> cutting exposure the density of light tones is selectively lightened as the
> blacks will always 'burst through' anyway. If you cut exposure enough you
> will get ultimate contrast of just black & white - or you can have just one
> faint sandy coloured tone in between white and black.
> This might be what you are looking for?
> Tim
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "harry kalish" <hksvk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2009 4:48 PM
> Subject: [pure-silver] High contrast printing?
> 
> 
>> Does anyone know of a paper/developer combination that is
>> capable of
>> producing prints that are only black, white, and a shade
>> or two of gray? I'm
>> looking to produce this effect from contrasty continuous
>> tone 120 film
>> negatives (TXP).
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Harry.
>> 
>      You may be interested in "lith printing". Tim Rudman is
> the expert and his book is described at:
> 
> http://worldoflithprinting.com/
> 
>      Tim also has an article at:
> http://unblinkingeye.com/Articles/Lith/lith.html
> 
> which explains the process.
>      For simple high contrast prints you can try a high
> contrast but not lith developer like Kodak D-8 or D-11.
> While these were once available packaged I think now you
> will have to mix your own.
> 
>      Also, for medium-high contrast try VC paper with the
> highest contrast filter and develop in Dektol stock.
> 
> --
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles, CA, USA
> dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
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