Despite (or because of) the morbid subject, the image has a lot of impact. It's missing a bit of midtone contrast, but if this is your first print, I'm looking forward to more!
Well done and thanks for sharing.
You can use a higher grade of paper/filter, and change your exposure accordingly. Also, you can burn/dodge to control the tonalities. Personally, I'd suggest adding a bit of contrast (at least 1 grade) and possibly reducing the exposure slightly to get the skull to be a white color, but that's just my opinion.
Nothing left to do but practice, practice, practice! Well done for a first print.
Congratulations on your first print. I remember mine...still have it, actually.
I am kind of puzzled how you even got it, though, given some of the questions you asked in response to the idea that it is very flat. If you don't know what midtones or contrast are yet, or how to change them, I'd at least read a basic photo textbook before you go on. You can get one at the library and be done with it in a few days. If you start printing without knowing what contrast is or how to change it, you are going to spend a lot of money and time unnecessarily. You can take shots in the dark and figure it out yourself using tons of time and paper, and still be none the better for it than if you had just grabbed a basic overview before jumping in; there is nothing to be gained by ignoring the basics in print form, in other words. You cannot effectively print without knowing something as fundamental as how to change contrast or lightness.
I like it the way it is actually. It suits the subject in my opinion. Learn and practice the techniques as others have said, but in the end use them at your discretion. Not every print has to have alot of local contrast. In fact, I salute you for coming up with a lower contrast print on your first try. Most inexperienced printers tend to do the opposite.
I remember my first B&W print ( Dead Link Removed ) - when I saw difference compared to foto lab print I knew it: I want to do this all my life.
It is fun, it is great, it is powerful, it is best hobby in the world
enjoy,
... As for the midtones...please explain! lol! Do you mean the grays instead of the stark blacks and very little white?
Fiddled with it in Irfanview and it looks abit better,.
A terrible time as are all wars.
Take a look at the first, second and fourth PDFs on this list.
http://www.waybeyondmonochrome.com/WBM2/TOC.html
nice print! i started last year, and since have done several hundred prints, most of which are pretty poor. Sometime I get lucky and can do a nice print. Alot to learn and alot of fun
You'll get the hang of it...like anything else, you just need to practice
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