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Tips & Tricks

This section is devoted to a number of "Tips & Tricks" and other informative things.

Most concern analogue photography, although some tips, for example about controlling dust and using special daylight type lighting for judging tonality, are equally true for a digital workflow. There are no highbrow tricks here requiring special or complex procedures or equipment, just common sense tips mainly targeted at novice analogue photographers. As I am still learning the ins-and-outs of Photoshop, digital tips may follow as I learn on the way...

Darkroom related and miscellaneous

- Working dust free

- Making the perfect photographic silver gelatine print

- Avoiding print staining and working healthy

- Drying fiber based paper

- A home build drying box for hand coated (liguid emulsion) papers

- Equipment I use

Film, digital and scanning

- Kodak Ektar 100 test

- The longevity of Platinum / Palladium prints, a synopsis The longevity of Platinum / Palladium prints, a synopsis NEW

- Optimal scanning resolution of film

Video

- Kodak 1958 factory video "How film is made"

- American Chemical Society 1940's video "The Alchemist in Hollywood"

- Eastman Kodak 1958 "Murder on the Screen", a film noir NEW

Scanned equipment manuals

- Manual for Durst Laborator 1200 (German)Manual for Durst Laborator 1200 (German)

- Manual for Ilford Multigrade 500 enlarger head and control system Manual for Ilford Multigrade500 enlarger head and control system

- Manual for Ilford Multigrade 500 enlarger head adaptor kit for Durst L1200 enlargerManual for Ilford Multigrade 500 enlarger head adaptor kit for Durst L1200 enlarger

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