Made my first ever print!

Robbie

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So I’ve never done black and white or been in a darkroom but I wanted to print my work and got some equipment and now have a darkroom setup in my garage where I’ve just started colour printing. I was gifted a second enlarger and a jobo cpe2 from a family who’s grandfather had passed away and his wife wanted it donated to someone who’d use it and not sell it and the jobo is great. Here’s print number one.
Scanned with my v850.
 

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That went well, didn't it? Nice portrait. Congratulations, it looks very good.
 

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Congratulations on a job well done! Now you will feel comfortable going back and making more.
 

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Well done. My first colour print, I think, was of the statue in Brussels of the small boy urinating and it was decidedly green so far from right

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pentaxuser said:
Well done. My first colour print, I think, was of the statue in Brussels of the small boy urinating and it was decidedly green so far from right

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Manneken Pis is the exactly appropriate for a less than stellar first attempt.

As far as famous tourist destinations go, no matter how much you lower your expectations, it is still going to be just a little disappointing.

@Crohnsie -- there's nothing disappointing about this. Great photo, good job printing. You should be stoked.
 
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Robbie

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pentaxuser said:
Well done. My first colour print, I think, was of the statue in Brussels of the small boy urinating and it was decidedly green so far from right

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Haha oh dear. There was a bit of magenta cast at first, that’s where the Kodak viewing filter kit came in handy. I also added a bit of warmth by pre flashing with the second enlarger.
 

Juan Valdenebro

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That's beautifully printed, Robbie.
Congratulations !
When I did color printing, I enjoyed a lot printing Kodak ISO 100 slide film developed with C-41: it becomes negative then. That palette is a classic in fashion photography.
If you do it one day, you can overexpose a stop, overdevelop for 30 more seconds in C-41, and you'll see...
Good job that portrait!
 

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Be sure to save that. I still have my 1st B&W print. It's too dark, but I don't care, it was the 1st.
 

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Bravo, and may this continue until you get at least to print 10,000!

I also remember the first time I pulled an RA4 print. It was as if something impossible had happened; I knew the magic of seeing a B&W print appear in the tray, but a colour one? C'mon, there's gotta be a trick, it can't be real...
 
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