Post Your Own 12x20” LF Image

[Tin Can]

Great stuff Bryan!

https://www.exploregeorgia.org/dalla...-historic-site

125th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Pickett's Mill Historic Site
Wisner 12x20, Nikkor-M 450mm f/9, Ilford HP5+ film dev'd in HC-110 1:63, 12:00

[cp_photo]

That's very interesting to see 12x20 color. I'm curious to know how you scanned it.

I tray processed it. I have steel tanks I do 4x5 in (dip and dunk), so I warmed up the chemicals in them. Then I poured them in the 12x20 trays and developed. I'm sure I lost a couple degrees in the process but at this point I'm guessing it doesn't matter much .

[diversey]

A nice 12x20 color photo! Rarely seen!

[Corran]

Thanks - my scanner just barely fits the 12x20 negative (Screen Cezanne).

[diversey]

12x20 contact print.
How do you align the negative and photo paper perfectly when you do contact print?

[Martin Aislabie]

12x20 contact print.
How do you align the negative and photo paper perfectly when you do contact print?

The picture must look stunning to look at.

Martin

[esearing]

12x20 contact print.
How do you align the negative and photo paper perfectly when you do contact print?

Lovely - at first I thought it was a salt print on textured paper, but then realized thats just paper towels below it. I align my contact prints by taping the edge of the negative and use the top edge of the frame for the paper. For 5x12 I have a thin paper masking guide in an 11x14 frame aligned so that I get 1" around the image on all sides by just dropping the paper on top of the guide and negative. In your larger size it might be a worthy investment to have a custom contact print frame made.

[diversey]

Thanks, Martin!

[diversey]

Thanks for your tips! I have a 14x23 contact frame. Maybe I should look for an exact 12x20 contact frame or make a mask as you do for your 5x12.

Lovely - at first I thought it was a salt print on textured paper, but then realized thats just paper towels below it. I align my contact prints by taping the edge of the negative and use the top edge of the frame for the paper. For 5x12 I have a thin paper masking guide in an 11x14 frame aligned so that I get 1" around the image on all sides by just dropping the paper on top of the guide and negative. In your larger size it might be a worthy investment to have a custom contact print frame made.

[Corran]

12x20 contact print.
How do you align the negative and photo paper perfectly when you do contact print?

I can only speak for myself here, which may not apply to your situation.

I use a big piece of ANR plexiglass with metal handles on the edge to weigh down the negative and paper. Since there's no lip or edge, I can align the paper and negative easily. Back when I started doing contact prints, I just used 16x20 paper or 20x24 paper cut in half for 8x20 and 12x20 prints exactly. I could tell in the darkroom if the paper / negative was misaligned.

That said, lately I've used 20x24 paper cut down to about 14x24 for contact prints, giving me a bit more wiggle room both for the print and for mounting with the edges showing (about 13x21). I can use the strip I cut off for test strips.

However I am experimenting with photo corners for mounting to foam board as a different way of presentation, so might go back to the exact print size method.

Nice print btw.