Are your exposure times really long? It honestly sounds like you are exposing the non emulsion side.
Don't judge me too much on these, I just popped them off real quick to help prove the point. The top image is paper emulsion side up, negative emulsion side down. The second image is the paper emulsion side down, the negative was left in the same position as the first. You'll notice the biggest differences between the two are sharpness and the bottom print is backwards. The only change i made from top to bottom was I guessed at opening up 2 stops.
Hopefully I don't get in trouble for posting this image.
Don't judge me too much on these, I just popped them off real quick to help prove the point. The top image is paper emulsion side up, negative emulsion side down. The second image is the paper emulsion side down, the negative was left in the same position as the first. You'll notice the biggest differences between the two are sharpness and the bottom print is backwards. The only change i made from top to bottom was I guessed at opening up 2 stops.
Hopefully I don't get in trouble for posting this image.
but chickadee has better detail showing in the chest feathers
I'm going to put that down to the dog nog having any.
You don’t have the dog’s permission?Hopefully I don't get in trouble for posting this image.
You don’t have the dog’s permission?
I was under the impression we needed to be subscribed to post images.
Hopefully I don't get in trouble for posting this image.
You don’t have the dog’s permission?
I was under the impression we needed to be subscribed to post images.
I think that relates to gallery images, but I could be wrong.
arista semi matte, and it doesnt take finger prints
Are your exposure times really long? It honestly sounds like you are exposing the non emulsion side.
This actually raises another issue I sometimes wonder about. When exposing paper lying on a white baseboard or easel, don't we risk lowering contrast by having light shining through the paper onto the white surface and then being reflected back through the paper base onto the emulsion? Or is the amount of light reflected back too small to have a noticeable effect? I once read a suggestion that one should use a matte black surface. I actually tried this a couple of times and could not discern any difference, but I assume the nature of the photo (subject matter, lighting, etc) will also play a role.As someone who frequently makes contact prints from paper negatives, I can attest that you can certainly get a decent exposure through the backside of print paper.
In the case of contact printing a paper negative, the light travels through the back of the negative, through the negative emulsion, then onto the face-up print emulsion underneath.
In the case of the OP's issue, he most likely exposed the projected image through the backside of the print paper, due to the paper being face-down on the easel.
This actually raises another issue I sometimes wonder about. When exposing paper lying on a white baseboard or easel, don't we risk lowering contrast by having light shining through the paper onto the white surface and then being reflected back through the paper base onto the emulsion? I once read a suggestion that one should use a matte black surface. Or is the amount of light reflected back too small to have a noticeable effect? I actually tried this a couple of times and could not discern any difference, but I assume the nature of the photo (subject matter, lighting, etc) will also play a role.
This actually raises another issue I sometimes wonder about. When exposing paper lying on a white baseboard or easel, don't we risk lowering contrast by having light shining through the paper onto the white surface and then being reflected back through the paper base onto the emulsion? Or is the amount of light reflected back too small to have a noticeable effect? I once read a suggestion that one should use a matte black surface. I actually tried this a couple of times and could not discern any difference, but I assume the nature of the photo (subject matter, lighting, etc) will also play a role.
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