Carbon Printing

[rthollenbeck]

I'm considering giving Carbon Printing a try. I like the results I've seen a lot. In B&W I've always preferred the analog method of printing but this seems like it maybe a worthwhile subsitue. Additionally I can continue to work in LF and have my negs for preservation.
So there will be the advantage to LF (in terms or receptor area) and then when I do switch to a digital workflow not only will I be able to exploit the digital advantages but I won't need a regular darkroom anymore and all the gigantic D.R. equipment associated with LF. I'll still need to deal with dust at every turn with the negative however.
Has anyone here tried this? How do you feel about the LF to digital path? Is anyone doing carbon printing, and if so how is that panning out in comparison to analog!

 

[pschwart]

I'm considering giving Carbon Printing a try. I like the results I've seen a lot. In B&W I've always preferred the analog method of printing but this seems like it maybe a worthwhile subsitue.

There is a small but dedicated community of carbon printers utilizing film, as well as digital negatives from scanned film and digital captures. All carbon transfers are handmade, wet prints.
If the prints are made from in-camera negatives, that *is* an analog workflow. Carbon prints made from digital negatives use a hybrid workflow.