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    Re: Hair on negative

    Sorry, a clarification, yes the hair was there during the exposure.

    So some are saying to use a sharpie, and just fill it in, therefore it will theoretically print white? How successful is something like this?


    I am also interested in retouching, how do I go about doing that?

    Thanks for all the responses.

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    Re: Hair on negative

    "I am also interested in retouching, how do I go about doing that?"

    Talk to me fool

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    Re: Hair on negative

    As for retouching, I don't know of any links. There must be some though. Basically you will need to make the area covered by the hair as opaque as the area surrounding it. Spotone, sharpie, soft pencil, india ink, all will work. It takes practice - a retouching stand helps too. Practice on junk negs, it isn't hard once you get the hang of it. Most good books on photography had sections on it.
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    Re: Hair on negative

    Quote Originally Posted by Jon Shiu View Post
    One traditional way is to scratch the negative with a needle. Requires a steady hand, I think.

    Jon
    If anything, wouldn't you want to scratch the print?

    Seems to me, scratching emulsion away will only make the dark hair bigger.

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    Re: Hair on negative

    We make the print, our retoucher then bleach spots the print so the black hair' spot , lugie, goes away, we re fix the print, then selenium tone and the retoucher then spots back the white hair with spottone.
    Rose Scheler in Toronto is the best I know, who will still do this type of work, she also was Ed Burtynsky's main colour retoucher before he went all digital Chromira prints.

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    Re: Hair on negative

    For scratching, you scratch the base side, not emulsion. There used to be specialists that would do this for $5 or $10. Don't think it's a viable business any more.

    I have used the Spot Off A/B pen set for bleaching dark spots in the print, which does work, but I don't know if it is available any more.

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    Re: Hair on negative

    Thanks Hoegh, I'll look into retouching, as I am sure it is a vital skill, and I will encounter this situation many times later in life also.

    Kyle. First of all I never see you as, you are too busy with your 'art' and stuff, and secondly, you don't know the first thing about photography.

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    Re: Hair on negative

    Haha touche, mon bon homme

    but seriously, I have all the stuff you will need for retouching

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    Re: Hair on negative

    Quote Originally Posted by IHS View Post
    Thanks Hoegh, I'll look into retouching, as I am sure it is a vital skill, and I will encounter this situation many times later in life also.

    Kyle. First of all I never see you as, you are too busy with your 'art' and stuff, and secondly, you don't know the first thing about photography.
    It's a good skill to acquire, that's for sure. Google around, I bet you'll find some helpful links. Try searching this site as well. If you experiment on some junk negs, I think you'll be surprised how easy it is to pick up.
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    Re: Hair on negative

    Thanks guys, I look forward to this new adventure!

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