From: Eric Neilsen (e.neilsen@worldnet.att.net)
Date: 05/16/00-03:46:44 PM Z
Judy, Yes, That is one way of doing it. And in Nicks case, having the
density patches included on the side of his digital negative may be a
workable answer. That would clear up questions from print to print.
EJ
Judy Seigel wrote:
> On Tue, 16 May 2000, Eric Neilsen wrote:
>
> > Nick, Sure, it is possible to have a negative that has too much
> > contrast to make a pleasing image. It is also possible to have a
> > negative that has a printable range but one that has a curve that
> > would not produce a pleasing print. Don't confuse density range with
> > the shape of the curve. I recently received a digital negative to
> > print and a curve had been applied to this negative that was supposed
> > to make a good print. It had fine detail but produced a print to had
> > too much contrast. Fix? to make a print using a rather warm
> > developer. THere are many aspects of your printing process that my be
> > quite different from those providing information about digital
> > negatives. Either adjust your printing method or adjust your
> > negatives.
>
> The above was why I suggested printing a step guide of some sort -- you
> can then key or match the tones you're interested in/troubled by to the
> tones as they actually appear in the negative. Then you at least have a
> context or framework beyond just trial and scratch your head.
>
> Judy
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