Black and White Darkroom Induction at University for the Creative Arts, Canterbury
There is no ink in a darkroom print! The density in a black and white darkroom print is silver metal. The silver is coated with gelatin to hold it in place and is often referred to as a silver gelatin print. Contrast comes from having different levels of silver built up across the print. With VC papers it is controlled using specific colours of light.
The useful colours that make variable contrast papers work are from blue to green light. In practice, filters are used to block particular colours.
Its process includes :-
1. Using the enlarger
2. Positioning
3. Check sharpness
4. Make a test strip
5. Developing the image
6. Stop and fix
7. Review
8. Adjusting contrast
9. Final print
Test Strip
Final Output
Thank You!
