[pure-silver] Re: burning in & overall exposure
- From: "BOB KISS" <bobkiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 10:36:51 -0400
DEAR ELIAS,
The boarders would be covered during both the main exposure and the
burn hence no fog.
Suggestions:
1) Use black paper cut or curved in various shapes for your burns. Yes, I
also like to use my hands but black paper bounces less light around.
2) If you have any light leaks from the enlarger, they can veil any print.
3) I have the area around my enlarger painted black though I have taken
precautions to minimize light leaks from the enlarger.
4) My favorite trick: whenever I screw up a piece of paper, I put it in the
developer, turn on the lights, let it turn deep black and then finish
processing and washing it along with the good prints. This way I have a
piece of paper with one side black and one white. I keep the black side
down but can still see the area of the print (albeit out of focus) on the
white side. This works particularly well when burning a very small area
through a hole cut in the paper.
Well, free advice, by definition of no value!
CHEERS!
BOB
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Subject: [pure-silver] burning in & overall exposure
Hello all,
Was working on a print last night. I really liked my first take, but
wanted to burn in an area, which I did only to find that I darkened
the overall image too.
I notice a lot of stray light during the burn, because I can see it
in contrast to my mask. Could that be the source of the overall
increase in exposure? I'm guessing yes, and I will try to address it
with light absorbent panels around the enlarger. But my question is,
wouldn't I see in the borders as fog? Or is the paper more prone to
fogging in the already sensitized area? Is it normal to adjust for
this, but cutting back the initial exposure? Should I be laying down
masks over the image not to be burned?
I'm using Ilford MG IV RC Pearl, 8x10 sheet in easel masking 1/4"
border, image area is 7x7 centered. Exposure 26 seconds, burn in 27.5
seconds.
Thanks,
Elias
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