Due to the design of my Type 1 Zone VI VC enlarger, I can only expose one color of my two-color enlarger head at a time. (e.g. first green, then blue, or vice-versa.) I believe this technique is called split printing.
I would appreciate any tips anyone can offer on how to print in this fashion? For example, what are strategies of dodging and burning? When should one dodge and burn with blue, versus when should one dodge and burn with green? Should one expose with green first or blue first? Etc.
The reason I need to use split printing is because my compensating timer attemps to control both the green and blue colors at the same time, and this introduces variability in the final result. In reprinting the same negative at a later time, I can't expect to obtain the same results with the same box of paper and the same settings.
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