Greatwork, everybody!

I wanted to address Sergei's two portraits above, the one of Mari and the one of Jenn. Your skin tone rendition is beautiful and exact. What's the secret? Do you print these portraits with darkroom materials? How do they render? Are the scans post processed or is this what the negative looks like?

How do you meter and place the skin tone?

Sorry but I really admire your craft.
Mark