Printing

Procedures Edward Stapel For Contact Sheets: 1. Raise enlarger and focus lens so that the area of light being projected is large enough to cover your 8x10 paper. 2. With enlarger off, place your negatives and test strip (or paper) under glass. 3. Close the lens down 3 stops and make a test strip with 3-second intervals. 4. Process the strip according to instructions below. 5. Under room light, look for the area on the test strip where the films sprocket holes start to disappear. This is your correct exposure. 6. Make your contact sheet and process according to instructions below. For Making Prints: 1. Insert negative into negative carrier and spray with can of air. Insert carrier into enlarger. 2. Turn on enlarger and raise or lower enlarger head to appropriate height. Adjust easel as needed. 3. Insert contrast filter 2 1/2 is considered normal and is a good place to start. 4. Focus image using grain focuser. 5. Stop down 2 stops. 6. Make a test strip in 3-second intervals across the subject area of the print. 7. Process test strip according to instructions below. 8. View under room light to determine proper exposure and contrast. 9. Make your print according to time determined by test strip, burning and/or dodging as needed. 10. Process your print according to instructions below. Processing Instructions: Please follow these steps when developing your prints. Note different times for RC paper and fiber-base paper. RC Paper Fiber-base Paper (minutes) (minutes) Developer 1 2 2 3 Stop 30 seconds 30 seconds Fixer 3 5 Fixer Remover 3 5 Wash 10 15 In order to be better stewards of the environment and to help preserve our septic system it is important that we wash our prints responsibly. Please allow prints to accumulate in a holding tray of water in the darkroom. When a dozen or so prints have collected bring them out to the washer and wash them for the designated time. DO NOT OPEN YOUR PAPER IN THE CLASSROOM!!!! ONLY OPEN YOUR PAPER IN THE DARKROOM WITH THE ORANGE SAFE-LIGHTS ON!!!!