RE: Suggestions on how to keep highlights from overexposing on

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From: Bill Collins (photo@intrex.net)
Date: 10/01/02-07:01:20 AM Z


I have found that a 2 stop pull doesn't change the colors too much, when using E100S or Provia.

Bill
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From: Eric Neilsen <e.neilsen@worldnet.att.net>
Reply-to: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 00:03:48 -0500

>Chris, Since you are not really interested in the quality of the color I
>would "pull" the whole concept a bit further. Try over exposing by 1/2
>to 1 1/2 Stops and pulling back two. This will open up your slides.
>The color will shift all over the place but unless you plan to use them
>to project, I think that this would be a quick fix for you. You can go
>up until the highlights can't be pulled back, that should give you a
>flatter smoother positive.
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Christopher Lovenguth [mailto:chrisml@pacbell.net]
>Sent: Friday, September 27, 2002 10:58 PM
>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>Subject: Suggestions on how to keep highlights from overexposing on
>daguerreotypes.
>
>Hi all, I have a dilemma that sounds simple to fix but I don't really
>think
>it's all that simple. Pretty much my highlights (white with detail) in
>my
>daguerreotypes I'm printing from chromes are blowing out and solarizing.
>To
>see what I mean, if you want no obligation, take a look here:
>www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/c/clovenguth/
>
>Now I'm going to try the basic steps to fix this. First I'm thinking
>about
>dodging the highlights, my exposure of the plate only last about 15-20
>seconds. The thing is that I think the highlights are solarizing at
>about
>5-8 seconds in to it since chromes have no base fog. The other idea I
>have
>had is to underexpose my film. I don't really have the capabilities to
>develop slide film at home so I am just getting normal development done
>at a
>lab. It's been awhile but what would happen if I exposed the film normal
>and
>then had the film developed pushed? Would that do anything to the
>highlights
>like add density? Like I said it's been awhile since I worked with
>chrome
>and have forgotten what pushing and pulling will do.
>
>Besides these two options are there any I'm forgetting? Of course the
>last
>option would be to keep the solarization, which is starting to grow on
>me
>but is flatting out the subjects which bothers me compositionally.
>
>Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks -Chris
>
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