[pure-silver] Re: Contrast paper developer-story
- From: Steve Nicholls <gl1500@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 11:56:24 +0930
Dave V wrote:
I will tell you a true story. It is embarrassing for me but I include
it in my B&W Photography courses because of the learning experience.
We had a Thomas Sodium vapor safelight in one of our darkrooms at
Kodak for the purpose of testing it with new papers that we designed.
One evening I stayed late to make some prints for a workshop I was
taking with John Sexton. I wasn't thinking and I was using the Thomas
safelight and an Ilford Multigrade additive head enlarger. I was
having a terrible time getting the contrast I wanted but did the best
I could.
At Sexton's workshop each participant would put up their work and have
it judged by the others. Then John would have his say. Well everyone
knew I worked for the 'Yellow Box' and pretty much what I did there.
Imagine my feelings when John commented on my work by saying, "Dave,
we have a problem!" "Oh No!" I thought. "Why me?"
"Safelight fog!" he said. And immediately I knew what I had
done....and why I couldn't get the contrast I was trying to get with
that print.
The embarrassing problem for me was I am the guy who wrote for
Kodak....."How Safe is Your Safelight?"
Dave
(I'll Never use a Thomas safelight Again)
Dave,
I love the internet lists :) [the good ones that is] What a wonderful
story for an Australia photographer who grew up through the last 4
decades reading as many publications available from Kodak, Agfa and
Ilford to hear such an excellent story from a true "authority".
I must test my safelight -- any recommendation for procedure? :)
Steve
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