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Split grade printing

By Dave Butcher

Type
Article
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free
Published
2017
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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.