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----- > From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Knoppow > Sent: 19 July 2009 01:20 > To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [pure-silver] Re: High contrast printing? > > > ----- 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 > > > ============================================================================ > ================================= > 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. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.387 / Virus Database: 270.13.15/2239 - Release Date: 07/16/09 > 18:00:00 > > ============================================================================== > =============================== > 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. ============================================================================================================= 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.