DI, developer incorporated emulsions came up
on an other subject thread. I thought it a good
subject to be up front.
I reviewed an article by Steve Anchell in Camera & Darkroom
where he mentions the addition of a small amount of standard
paper developer to the emulsion. Speed AND Contrast can be
increased by doing so. He was working with Liquid Light.
In my quest for whole-print contrast control techniques I
did not ignore the mentioned Contrast Control. Steve added
a little Selectol Soft but did not go into any detail at all
save for mentioning a shortened emulsion life. Note,
Selectol includes an activator.
Such a simple approach; a pre-soak in a very dilute
developer, dry, then expose. There may be some very
interesting experimenting! Has anyone tried the method
on any usual print paper? Dan
on an other subject thread. I thought it a good
subject to be up front.
I reviewed an article by Steve Anchell in Camera & Darkroom
where he mentions the addition of a small amount of standard
paper developer to the emulsion. Speed AND Contrast can be
increased by doing so. He was working with Liquid Light.
In my quest for whole-print contrast control techniques I
did not ignore the mentioned Contrast Control. Steve added
a little Selectol Soft but did not go into any detail at all
save for mentioning a shortened emulsion life. Note,
Selectol includes an activator.
Such a simple approach; a pre-soak in a very dilute
developer, dry, then expose. There may be some very
interesting experimenting! Has anyone tried the method
on any usual print paper? Dan