Paper negatives

[tonyowen]

Yep, have a go Tony.
Regarding development time - my understanding has always been that photographic paper should be fully developed for at least the recommended time. Pulling a print when it 'looks right' is never a good option. This approach also eliminates one possible variable. Unlike film developing, extending development time of paper has little effect whilst pulling a print early can result in weak tones.

Comments and observations please on attached - the only difference is 1m development time. Used PS to enhance including a sepia cast
regards
Tony
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[ipmphotography]

Nice portraits

I've been shooting paper negs for a while, here's one from a recent still life, I've added the negative and the camera that I shot it on.

[jumanji]

Did you pre-flash it? Looks like you didnt...
High diluted developer?

Nice portraits

I've been shooting paper negs for a while, here's one from a recent still life, I've added the negative and the camera that I shot it on.

[John keys]

nice tones! is that photoshop witchery or did you get your paper exposure nailed down!
sure is some big movement there. but neat. I like the portrait by then fence and tree the most. fun to be led down to the subject with focus and fence line. the tree in focus is a bit distracting/competing with the person... which could be great!

Just the Standard invert in photoshop, Though the paper is quite old and is grade 1, I tend to dev with halve the amount of dev and pull by sight, Thanks for the comment The tall tree one wasn't working on the groundglass by itself so tried it with me glamorous assistant and it looked more pleasing. Going through a movement phase at the moment These were shot using a Fuji 300mm f5.6 lens
This one was done with Ilford multicontrast paper without any filters but under same lighting Much too contrasty for me (lens Sinar 168mm )

[ipmphotography]

I did pre-flash it, there are more tones in the white highlights in the original print, if that's what your getting at. It's just not a great scan. or maybe your screen is to bright.

Nice portraits

I've been shooting paper negs for a while, here's one from a recent still life, I've added the negative and the camera that I shot it on.

[vickersdc]

I managed to get out and shoot some paper negatives yesterday... the first time for quite a while. Great to get the Sinar fired up again for my latest project photographing the architecture of the town where I live (lots of neo-Georgian buildings built at the start of the C20 (based in the UK)).

Sinar Wolf 5x4, Spezial-Aplanat 135mm lens, Ilford Multigrade. Around f/22 for about 8 seconds. Developed, stopped but not fixed so I could dry it off and scan to invert the image.

[John Olsen]

Sinar Wolf 5x4, Spezial-Aplanat 135mm lens, Ilford Multigrade. Around f/22 for about 8 seconds. Developed, stopped but not fixed so I could dry it off and scan to invert the image.

Not fixed? I don't understand what you're doing here. Please tell me more.

[vickersdc]

Hello John,

The paper neg was developed in Ilford developer, then put into a stop bath. Once it had been in there for about 30 seconds or so, I took it out and put it into a water bath with a small amount of wetting agent before using a hairdryer to dry the paper off. Once dried (which is pretty quick), it was put on to my Epson scanner and scanned in. That's it... no fix bath used.

[Ray Heath]

Hello John,

The paper neg was developed in Ilford developer, then put into a stop bath. Once it had been in there for about 30 seconds or so, I took it out and put it into a water bath with a small amount of wetting agent before using a hairdryer to dry the paper off. Once dried (which is pretty quick), it was put on to my Epson scanner and scanned in. That's it... no fix bath used.

Still not understanding Vic. Why not fix, how does not fixing help scanning? What happens in a few weeks when the image browns and fades?

[axs810]

And why the wetting agent? I thought that was mainly just for film not paper?