Hi, I have not dome print masking till now. I believe one has to print negative to another film and then sandwich both and then print. Exposure in this moment is the art. Would it be feasible for 35 mm.? Regards Ibrahim Pamuk -----Original Message----- From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of mail1 Sent: 24 Mart 2008 Pazartesi 02:19 To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Kodak vs Ilford Bob Pace, with 50 years of experience, years ago developed masking techniques for "Gasper Color", which was the fore runner of Cibachrome, has written a self published book "Masking for Photographic Processes" This book is a very practical approach. Knut Kvistad self published a book "Photocomposition, A reference guide" This book gets into some of the more esoteric use of masking. David Doubley self published a book "The Dye Transfer Process" This book really explores the techniques of Masking Howard Bond wrote a definitive series of articles for "Darkroom Techniques" The collection presents a detailed discussion of masking in relation to Black and white photography. A visit to phototechmag.com Might be a source of reprints, and back issues of Howard Bond's articles. Lynn Radeka wrote a chapter in "Way Beyond Monochrome" about masking techniques, then he self published "Contrast Masking Kit" A compilation of masking techniques and special procedures. Parts of this originally appeared in Darkroom and Creative Camera Techniques 1989 issues July-August "Contrast Reduction Masks", September-October "Shadow Contrast Increase Masks", November-December "Highlight Masks" by Mark Jilg and Dennis McNutt. These articles present a great overview with great photos. David Malin wrote a ten page article in Kodak's "techbits" issue #1 1990 on image enhancement using unsharp masks. Barry Thornton's book "Edge of Darkness" chapter 13 "The Mask of Sorrow" Eloquently writes about his experiences with masking. These authors cover the subject well, from the very simple calibrated by the eye ball method to the very exact. Jonathan Ayers [mail1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] -----Original Message----- From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bogdan Karasek Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 9:17 PM To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Kodak vs Ilford Hi all, snip Jason McPeak wrote: snip > On 3/22/08, Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: snip > Local contrast can also be reduced by the use of > contrast masks. These can be made with a contrast higher > than the negative so that they result in a non-linear final > curve. Contrast masks used to be common in color printing > especially with Cibachrome. They are not too difficult to do > for B&W. Similar effects can be gotten from electronic image > editing programs like Photoshop but many are not aware that > they can be generated photographically albeit with more > work. Perhaps some elaboration on contrast masks in the analog darkroom??? My understanding is that it entails burning a certain area while using a higher contrast filter??? Cheers, Bogdan > > A last word on film curves: I think the best explanation > of their effect is in the older Kodak film databooks. I have > no idea where to find these other than camera swap meets or > dealers specializing in this kind of thing. Its possible > some library systems may have them. The edition is not > important because the same text was reprinted with the film > data sheets tipped in. Its the text you want so having > obsolete data sheets is of no consequence. > > > --- > Richard Knoppow > Los Angeles, CA, USA > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > ============================================================================ ================================= > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org > <//www.freelists.org> and logon to your account (the same > e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and > unsubscribe from there. > > > > > -- > I am a leaf on the wind! Watch how I soar. > -Hoban "Wash" Washburn > (serenity movie) > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > http://mcpeak.jason.googlepages.com/home -- ________________________________________________________________ Bogdan Karasek Montréal, Québec bogdan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Canada www.bogdanphoto.com "I bear witness" ________________________________________________________________ ============================================================================ ================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.21.8/1338 - Release Date: 3/21/2008 5:52 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. 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