Local darkening as opposed to Bleaching

[silvercloud2323]

hello everyone,

Does someone know a way to locally darken some spots, regions and how to do that?

 

[Sirius Glass]

Using localized burning.

 

[awty]

Be cool if you could do it chemically.
Unless you bleach first then locally redevelop, but that's pretty messy.

 

[silvercloud2323]

Be cool if you could do it chemically.

Yes indeed , it be cool. Thats what i look for. Maybe a purer form of developer. Nice photos by the way.

 

[awty]

Thanks.
Touch up tints is a possible method.

 

[Sirius Glass]

One could take developer in a sponge and locally sponge to darken. Then using a sponge with water to slow down or stop the development before deciding whether to continue.

 

[silvercloud2323]

One could take developer in a sponge and locally sponge to darken. Then using a sponge with water to slow down or stop the development before deciding whether to continue.

Sirius,
Thanks , are there people here he have more experience with this 'method'?

 

[AZD]

For those willing to get developer on their hands, using your fingers to warm an area will increase development. I don’t normally do this, but it has saved a few prints when I could see some additional burning would’ve helped but clearly it was too late. I haven’t tested the limits of this technique but it often works in a pinch.

 

[silvercloud2323]

For those willing to get developer on their hands, using your fingers to warm an area will increase development. I don’t normally do this, but it has saved a few prints when I could see some additional burning would’ve helped but clearly it was too late. I haven’t tested the limits of this technique but it often works in a pinch.

Thx AZD

 

[MattKing]

You can also use something like a small sponge and warmed developer in a beaker - we used to do that when we were working under deadline in a newspaper darkroom.
It works, but the prints don't necessarily look pretty afterwards, as the image tone can be uneven, and the affect can appear unnatural.

 

[jvo]

....under deadline in a newspaper darkroom.

what's a newspaper?

 

[Old_Dick]

I remember reading Gene Smith using warm liquid developer and a Q-tip. Works well, I use a cup warmer to keep it warm.

 

[MattKing]

what's a newspaper?

To paraphrase the Friendly Giant, "Look Back, Way Back ..."

 

[Sirius Glass]

what's a newspaper?

Something we would put on the floor when house training a dog or under and around cat boxes to make it easier to clean up the kitty litter that was kicked out of the cat boxes.