It takes a little experimentation but that's all there really is to it. Put the negatives and paper in a contact frame either in total darkness or under a safe light then expose to room light for say 20 sec.
Turn out the light. Process normally. If the result is too dark then expose for
less time if too light expose for more. Once you have a process down you're set
for that paper emulsion. Simple.
Needless to say this only works for B&W. Color is much more complicated.
At 08:15 PM 3/7/2003 -0800, you wrote:
I've never done any printing myself, but I was reading about making contact prints from negatives, and it would seem unnecessary to use an enlarger for this purpose. It seems you'll just need a contact frame and a way to shine light onto it. Of course I don't know how you'd control the exposure time. Anyone like to explain this process?
Tonghang.
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. --Groucho Marx
