Abby (Lith Print)

Very nice and tight grain you got with the lith. Do you rely on shorter exposures and develop longer? Just curious. I do the opposite and get much more grain.
Lovely photograph.
- Thomas

Thanks, Thomas. This has been my first foray into lith printing, and I was too lazy to do test prints. My approach has been to grossly overexpose -- about 60 seconds at f/4 in this case. This was my third print, and the developer was quite exhausted, so there was a long developing time. The grain is helped by the negative size (it's a 4x5 negative), but it's certainly grainier than in a regular developer.

Incidentally, this paper (Fomatone MG Classic) is amazing. With a little bit of expired developer it takes on this amazing color.

Wow, this one is wonderfull! a very precious model!

You're in good company. I was reading a Lee Frost book today in the library and he takes exactly the same approach to printing as you.

This one is particularly vibrant