Articles about darkroom printing for printmakers! Traditional wet darkroom printing techniques such as split grade printing. I discuss the importance of making proper proofs, and the info they can reveal about your film, exposure, and development. There are articles covering printing from difficult negatives, and preparing exhibition prints. If you are wanting darkroom printing tuition check out these workshops.
I have listed four common photographic print types using silver and chemistry as their basis. These include traditional silver gelatin fibre based prints, Polaroid prints, Type C colour prints and Cibachrome or Ilfochrome prints.
Split grade printing is my preferred technique for printing from a high contrast image with the goal of making a full tonal range silver gelatin fibre based print.
Just came across this old photo of mine. Looking more like a guillotine this was my first large format enlarger. It is an old English wooden enlarger for glass plates purchased 25 years ago just outside Launceston, Tasmania.