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Printing Methods and Techniques

Taking the picture is one thing, but I get excited about how it’s going to turn out. I don’t want anybody else to print for me, because they wouldn’t have the same interpretation that I have.

-Edna Bullock

The most important skill a photographer can learn is how to adjust a formula to express a particular subject. For example, fine-art photographer, Paul Caponigro, has been known to mix varying proportions of warm-tone developer with cold-tone developer to create an altogether new tone for a specific subject or body of work. In printing, more than any other area of the darkroom, the only rules are those you make for yourself.

TYPES OF PAPER

Photographic papers are made from three light-sensitive materials: ...

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