Article · Katri Krohn Lassila - Darkroom Art Blog
5 First Steps to a Successful Gelatin Silver Print
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2021
About this lesson
A fine-art darkroom photographer's beginner walkthrough of the first steps to a gelatin silver print: negative selection, enlarger setup and focusing, contrast filter choice, and exposure testing to get a wide tonal range and fine grain.
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