tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33929660.post3742023208648729208..comments2024-03-28T18:34:03.426-04:00Comments on Working Pictures: Back in the DarkroomCarl Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12291898089206705608noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33929660.post-13805724229453222002017-06-15T06:28:49.354-04:002017-06-15T06:28:49.354-04:00I use a light source with closely-spaced UV fluore...I use a light source with closely-spaced UV fluorescent tubes. The most likely reason for weak blacks is printing with the sheet too dry. Some moisture is needed in the sheet. How much depends on the particular paper. Preparing the coated sheet in a humidity controlled room, different papers may produce best results anywhere from 40% to 70% Rh. Also, even if you prepare the sheet without over-drying it, exposing by full direct sunlight could bake the moisture right out. Try exposing in open shade (north side of a building). There's almost as much UV in the shade as in the sun (the visible light doesn't matter) so your exposures won't be much longer and you won't dry out the paper.Carl Weesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12291898089206705608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33929660.post-48656070920098209212017-06-15T00:55:05.777-04:002017-06-15T00:55:05.777-04:00Great work, would love to know what you use to exp...Great work, would love to know what you use to expose your image? I'm currently using direct midday sunlight but struggling to get a consistent black out of my platinum palladium prints? The mid-tones are fine but the blacks are washed out? Any tips or guidance? @helloabwatsonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06970978987300555494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33929660.post-60834765210958448892017-06-14T13:11:48.341-04:002017-06-14T13:11:48.341-04:00In fact it's the north-flowing New River, at E...In fact it's the north-flowing New River, at Eggleston, VA, just a few miles from the WV line.Carl Weesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12291898089206705608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33929660.post-69829670193442840922017-06-14T11:15:38.193-04:002017-06-14T11:15:38.193-04:00The first one looks like an O'Sullivan lake, w...The first one looks like an O'Sullivan lake, way out in the trackless West. (But with more water.)scott kirkpatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02587724479735177038noreply@blogger.com