My work-flow consists of scanning the negatives as I do not own or use a traditional darkroom so my question is really geared towards those that use a similar work-flow.
Issues: After scanning, I always feel that the highlight areas are to bright with very little tonal separation.
Scanner: Epson V800
Scanning Software: Silverfast AI and Vuescan
Developer: Kodak HC-110
Film: FomaPan 100 4x5 sheet film
Using this film at ISO 100 seemed to produce darker shadows than I really wanted so I now use ISO 64
I always spot meter the scene, placing the shadows (2 stops under) what the meter told me.
I then check the brightest area of the scene to make sure I am not exceeding 5 stops
I mix 16ml of HC110 (syrup) and 984ml of water in a Paterson tank
Total development time is 12 minutes
I agitate slowly for the first 30 seconds and then do 3 slow agitations every minute.
Would I be better to reduce the amount of agitation ( 3 slow agitations every 2 minutes) or reduce the overall development time to try and prevent such bright highlights.
Would there be any side effects to the shadow and mid-tone areas if I did this.
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