Article · Ilford Photo
Split grade printing
By Dave Butcher
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2017
About this lesson
Walks through split-grade printing on variable-contrast paper: a grade 2.5 test strip, then separate grade 0 and grade 5 exposures, and how to adjust each to control highlights and shadows independently. Also covers dodging during just one of the two exposures.
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