[alt-photo] Re: they live! darkening down, Printing Out Image

[Loris Medici]

Also, try to post-humidify the paper after exposure; you may experience that
much quicker. I've misread your message below; you were talking about post
exposure but before processing, right? (If so, then disregard my first
reply... Sorry for the confusion.)

I would say that's the effect of humidity in the environment - strengthening
the print-out. Post-humidification is often recommended by masters, to get
even more subtle highlights and a stronger print-out...

Regards,
Loris.


-----Original Message-----
From: Loris Medici [mailto:mail at loris.medici.name] 
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 4:28 PM
To: 'The alternative photographic processes mailing list'
Subject: RE: [alt-photo] they live! darkening down, Printing Out Image

Yes, IME, one usually gains something like 1-2 or even 3 (log 0.1) steps in
the highlights. I presume it's the effect of paper contracting while drying,
aggregating the not-visible-before silver grains...

Regards,
Loris.


-----Original Message-----
From: alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org On Behalf Of
francis schanberger
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 4:20 PM
To: The alternative photographic processes mailing list
Subject: [alt-photo] they live! darkening down, Printing Out Image

Dear List,

There alive!!!!

Has anyone working in Vandyke Brown noticed that the printed out image
darkens down prior to processing?

I am an awful multi-tasker and sometimes I will stop my workflow at the
point of final exposure, go and do some chores around the house and comeback
to process an image after say ten to 30 minutes. I usually stop the Vandyke
exposure (sorry, no Stouffer's for these specific images) when it is a bit
light looking but not faint. When normally processing the hypo darkens the
image as you would expect.

But when I leave the exposure to rest, it will continue to darken in dark
conditions to a point before I process.