My home darkroom is go!

[photomem]

I inaugurated my home darkroom today by deciding to do some lith printing. This image is the very first one I printed, though I am trying to figure out if Kodak Polycontrast IV Paper lith prints nicely. In any case, I like the effect in this image and wanted some feedback.

 

[Kevin Caulfield]

Congratulations. The image looks fine, but I wouldn't have picked it as a lith, so maybe the answer is no.
By the way, you are a subscriber (thank you) so the best way to seek impact on your photo is to post it in the galleries here on APUG.

 

[Kevin Caulfield]

Oops, sorry, I see you have already posted it in the Gallery. Thanks.

 

[photomem]

I am curious how to kick off a real lith reaction on this paper, everything I am reading says that it is a good lith paper, maybe I did not leave it in the developer long enough.

 

[Christopher Walrath]

Try the October issue of CiM, Tommy. Diane Kaye lays out a great process adapted from her work with Tim Rudman.

 

[photomem]

Chris,

I was going to pull down the issue, but I cannot seem to find it. Is it on the main site or am I missing it in the Lulu store?

 

[Kirk Keyes]

Dramatic music begins to swell - Cut to angular close-up shots of enlarger and other Darkroom equipment being used by marionette hands -
Stabs of brass instruments playing deminished minor key chords to follow -

"Five...
Four...
Three...
Two...
One...
Darkroom is GO!"

 

[photomem]

Thanks kirk, now I have the thunderbirds theme stuck in my head.

 

[Kirk Keyes]

I hope you enjoy it as much as I have for the last 12 hours...