Choosing B&W paper for making darkroom prints.

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Ira Gardner

Күн бұрын

This is a presentation about the characteristics of black and white photographic paper.

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@nickfanzo 3 жыл бұрын

Darkroom printing is much more fun than digital printing and post processing.

@jogrev 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Ira, excellent!!! 👏👏👏👍

@billymoretti8437 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this informative video..I am new to the darkroom and on a budget...This has helped me immensely ! Bill

@cowboyyoga 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you ! Great video and supper helpful .

@eminusipi 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome. When I took a fine printing class over 35 years ago we had to use double weight graded paper. It was assumed that we knew what we were doing to a limited extent. I learned how to do it right and got a tonality and shadow detail and highlight detail that I never knew how to do before. Mostly it hinged on the proper exposure development to get the most detail on the negatives. I'm glad that Ilford is still supporting B&W.

@IraGardner 6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like we had similar classes back in the day. Glad you enjoyed the video tutorial. Thank you!

@terrywbreedlove 7 жыл бұрын

Just now getting back into printing in the darkroom. i Love your videos please keep it up. Right now I am starting to print with Fiber. I first went with RC and looking into ways to add sloppy borders like Dianne Arbus did. Very Fun

@IraGardner 5 жыл бұрын

Finally getting back to making this series of darkroom videos! I start production next week! Sorry for the long delay. I got wrapped up in a huge digital art project that wrapped up recently.

5 жыл бұрын

Adox MCC 110 Fiber and Ilford Multigrade FB Glossy. The Adox is gorgeous after selenium toned, and the Ilford is almost as beautiful but has the additional advantage of being very robust through rough processing.

@PictorialWhispers 2 жыл бұрын

Since Ilford released generation 5 of their RC papers, I find effectively no difference in exposure between their same paper types of fiber vs. RC. The archival issues once associated with RC in the 70's and 80's should be old news. I personally have RC prints that I made in 1978 and they look just as good as the day I made them. No special care has been taken. These are photos of my family and they have been displayed in frames on my wall all these years.

@IraGardner 2 жыл бұрын

I recently started using the gen 5 paper and I'm happy to read your report about the exposure being the same as the fiber paper.

@stevelichliter7008 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding very helpful video. Long time photographer and processor, I have been out of this for long time. I trying to figure out what to after 30 years out of this art. This video help me a lot to get better understanding what I need.

@IraGardner 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Steve!

@hugoalvarado8697 4 жыл бұрын

This is very informative, thanks!

@paulcarlsen4088 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for the tutorial.

@lucamatassoni6282 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! Really well explained

@IraGardner 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Portraetpoesie 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@gerardodalchielelueiro6818 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Ira thanjs for your coments very interesting. Best regards from ARGENTINA

@elangeldelamusica 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice.

@giannidigirolamo8868 7 жыл бұрын

Really appreciate your work. Could you please make a video on expressive print with dodge and burning and different contrasts in different areas of the print? Thanks!!

@IraGardner 7 жыл бұрын

Gianni Di Girolamo I will be doing that within the next month. Thank you so much for your kind words.

@TaiChiBeMe 6 жыл бұрын

Good video lesson. Thanks!

@michelroy3045 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I'm a portrait photographer, but I'm shooting more landscapes. What is your favorite cold tone paper? I appreciate your work.

@IraGardner 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Michel, thanks so much for the lovely comment. Right now there aren't too many cold tone papers to choose from. The Ilford multigrade IV portfolio is the one I am currently using to work up a print and then switch to fiber for the final print if it turns out good enough to want to invest the extra time into a fiber print.

@Max-nv4fb 4 жыл бұрын

@Ira Gardner, what are your thoughts on using old paper. I had the change to buy several old batches (+/- 10 years old), some opened, some closed. Do you have any tips on that?

@IraGardner 4 жыл бұрын

I generally avoid opened old paper. If the paper is closed and was stored in a cool place I would give it a try. Also, if the price is really good and you don't mind experimenting you could buy it and see what you get. There are some great papers out there. Here is a link to an article that outlines the procedure for testing your paper. printerattic.com/2015/08/method-testing-old-paper/ If your paper is fogged here is a link to a chemical to help with this: www.freestylephoto.biz/125851-Moersch-Restrainer-Neutral-100-ml Let me know how it goes!

@Max-nv4fb 4 жыл бұрын

@@IraGardner Ah thanks for the elaborate answer! Well im still a beginner in the darkroom so I think I will give it a shot! Your tutorial was very nice to watch! Ill let you know if I have some interresting results!

@MyJuancho2010 5 жыл бұрын

Hello @t you have any video about ..masking contrast black & white negatives..Thank you.

@IraGardner 5 жыл бұрын

I am starting to film a whole new series of videos about film exposure, development and advanced darkroom printing techniques starting next week. I will probably get to creating masking negs within the next month. Check back with me if you don't see what you are looking for soon!

@djroak 5 жыл бұрын

Can I print in these photo paper with my inkjet printer?

@IraGardner 5 жыл бұрын

Yes and no. You can purchase Epson fiber exhibition paper that is virtually the same base paper minus photo sensitive emulsion OR you can print a negative on your inkjet printer that you contact print in to these photo papers.