Hoyt Bluff No. 1

Is that left side something you could flash? locally might be difficult and you might have to go up a contrast grade to make up for the rest? It doesn't bother me however and I like the depth you have over the entire scene.

I didn't think about flashing. That might work well. Thanks! I was thinking that maybe there is a trick with putting hot water on it or something with selenium toning or something like that, but I'll have to experiment. I should re-enlarge the neg too and do some of the burning in there so that I don't have to do it at the print stage.

Thanks,

Will

If you use a very dilute ferricyanide bleach after exposing your paper but prior to the developer you will be able to dramatically reduced the contrast of the print without any burning at all. I have not used AZO so I would start out trying a .001 oercent bleach for 2 minutes prior to developing. Increase or decrease by at least 5 times if the .001% is inadequate. The stronger the bleach the greater the effect. Bleaching for additional time is not as effective as increasing the bleach concentration. Make a new bleach bath for each print. Start out with 10 grams of potassium ferricyanide in a liter of water to get 1% stock solution and make your dilute bleach for printing from this stock. It works like a charm.

Thanks Claire! Can you just brush it onto a particular area that is too contrasty, or do you have to do the whole print?

Thanks,

Will