How to achieve these effects in the darkroom

Daniel Scheel · Sep 14, 2019

Hi everyone!

A few months ago I started doing my own prints, but I am only doing basic printing without any additional creative input to it.

I saw these images last week and I was wondering how you can achieve these looks in the darkroom, is it pre flashing the paper? Or some filter in front of the enlargers lens? It is just like very paint like anad also the dodge and burn on the backgrounds is gorgeous.

All imagery by Sam Rock

Thank you so much to all the answers and have a lovely weekend!

Daniel x

Bob Carnie · Sep 14, 2019

first one cross process E6 in C41.....Second one split contrast print where you use diffusion over the highlight exposure.....third one solarize C41 film with diffusion on the lighting....fourth one solarize the film and when printing diffusion over the 5 filter exposure in a split print....

Daniel Scheel · Sep 14, 2019

Bob Carnie said:
first one cross process E6 in C41.....Second one split contrast print where you use diffusion over the highlight exposure.....third one solarize C41 film with diffusion on the lighting....fourth one solarize the film and when printing diffusion over the 5 filter exposure in a split print....

Thanks!
Do you know where I could get more info on how to do this??

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Bob Carnie · Sep 14, 2019

Jolly solarization notes..... there are places here on Cross Process... go into darkroom and try split printing with diffusion ...

Daniel Scheel · Sep 14, 2019

Bob Carnie said:
Jolly solarization notes..... there are places here on Cross Process... go into darkroom and try split printing with diffusion ...

I am aware of split printing for black and white, can it be done for colour?

Also what do you mean for difussion??

Pieter12 · Sep 14, 2019

Bob Carnie said:
first one cross process E6 in C41.....Second one split contrast print where you use diffusion over the highlight exposure.....third one solarize C41 film with diffusion on the lighting....fourth one solarize the film and when printing diffusion over the 5 filter exposure in a split print....

I don't see solarization on the last one, looks more like in-camera: a long exposure with some movement to get the blur and a flash pop at the end to freeze everything sharp. Same for the third example.

reddesert · Sep 15, 2019

Daniel Scheel said:
Also what do you mean for difussion??

Most people are familiar with using a difusing device such as a soft focus filter or a hairnet in front of the camera lens. Even if one hasn't done it, we've all seen the effects - it scatters bright light into darker areas, so there is a sort of halo around bright subjects.

If you use a diffuser in printing from a negative, between the enlarger lens and paper, you're doing the same thing, but since the light source is a negative, you're scattering light from bright parts (shadows on the print), into dark parts (highlights on the print). This creates a sort of dark halo around dark parts of the subject. It's a much less familiar look than the bright halos.

How to achieve these effects in the darkroom

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