--- Shannon Stoney <shannonsto...@earthlink.net> wrote: > I just developed a negative that I made in a cookie tin camera yesterday. > It looks sort of flat; that is , there are no good darks I suspect, just > looking at the negative. It looks like it might be fogged all over sort of > evenly. I wonder if that might be because the inside of the tin is still a > bit shiny. It's as if the shininess of the tin is showing through the black > although you can't see any unpainted tin. I gave it one coat of flat > black; should I give it another coat? Also, I got rather cheap black > enamel. Maybe I should have gotten a slightly better grade.
Did you paint the bottom of the can, as well as its lid? I don't think that the quality of the paint will have much to do with it, but if the inside is not completely covered, then you should try an additional coat of paint. Cheers - george ===== Handmade Photographic Images http://GLSmyth.com DRiP Investing http://DRiPInvesting.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience http://launch.yahoo.com
