In the early 1990's I published a 4-part series of articles on contrast reduction (contraction) in "Darkroom & Creative Camera Techniques" magazine. (I published a lot of articles, but this series is the best known.)
Part III of that series, on "Selective Latent Image Manipulation Techniques" was a big hit, but over the years has been mostly forgotten, in large part due to the massive shift to digital photography.
Recently I have begun to suspect that all the hype about the return of film may not be entirely composed of hype and perhaps this information needed to be put out there again, for all the newcomers.
So, here it is: a complete rewrite and update of the original announcement, free for the taking. And this time, you can even get the chemicals from a photographic supplier instead of weighing out your own. (Freestyle sells the kit and NO, I don't get a penny from it.)
Manipulating the latent image after exposure and before development is my own invention, worked on for a decade and a great source of pride to me before the digital cross-town bus ran it and me down. So, I am hoping it will be of use to a whole new generation of photographers.
Enjoy,
dk
(I thought I had posted this and it seems to have vanished. Admin, please remove this if it is a duplicate post.)
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