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Re: lith printing and golfball grain



Jack,
Most students were using an exposure time 2 stops over their normal time for that negative. Development was probably 6 minutes on up. Fotospeed LD20 Lith developer, room temp, all type negs used (35mm and 120mm as well as 4x5) but most were of the normal density. The Arista.edu paper from Freestyle was consistently very grainy, but in an email to another student, he was using Bergger warmtone for his second batch of prints and those were equally grainy. This is about the most detail I can give you at this time but I can ask further during final critique. One who was getting golfball grain was using 3 stops over normal exposure.
Chris
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Christina Z. Anderson
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----- Original Message ----- From: "jackfulton" <jefulton1@comcast.net>
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Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: lith printing and golfball grain


Chris . . would you please provide a little bit more information in regard to exposure times vs normal developer times; actual development time; type of negative used that is best: thin, over-developed, normal, etc.
Thanks
Jack F


On Dec 13, 2008, at 8:15 AM, Christina Z. Anderson wrote:

OK one more today:

Re: lith printing.

Using Fotospeed Lith developer at 60ml A and 60ml B in 1 liter of water dilution, the Arista.edu paper gives GOLFBALL grain that is really incredible. At least, I love it. I have a student doing these vacant night time scenes of industrial walls sort of with a single light shining, snow on the ground, and the grain is really quite effective to set a mood. I have not seen this kind of grain on a paper otherwise. I find Ilford Multigrade IV to be blah and not very good, Bergger paper is fine grained and caramel toned and pretty darn good. Kentmere Fineprint is good....pinky. That's all...
Chris
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