> Hi, just wondered if people ever put paper negatives in the enlarger. If > so, are there any problems with it? > > --shannon
Absolutely, positively, Sharon. I have enlarged many paper negatives, b+w and color. No problem, it just takes a lot longer for the light to burn through and onto the paper so you'll have longer exposure times. Strap that paper negative in the negative holder just as if it were a regular negative and have at it. Oh, I almost forgot, if you're working with b+w, open the lense all the way open and use 0 contrast, that will help cut down exposure times. Lot's of people shoot paper negatives in lensed cameras to get a soft focus feel similar to pinhole work. A good friend of mine, probably the most accomplished photographic artist I've worked with, used to make her own strips of color paper negatives and wind them into a Yashica Mat 120 twin lense reflex and use it like a normal camera, she didn't get 12 shots a roll because of the difference in thickness, but I know she got several. Really impressive results because she could gain the same control of depth of field as a regular negative, but have that same soft feel of the paper negative. Sorry to ramble like that. By all means, enlarge paper negatives for larger prints. Jim Roy, Washington
