kallitypes

I am a photography student trying to understand the kallitype process. My professor has made some before but it has been a long time since he has made them and can't really help me. I'm having two major problems. I have been printing one neg trying to get the process down. The neg I'm using has very dark shadows and don't seem to work when I print. Is there a reason for this. My understanding was that kallitypes could easily handle contrast but is my neg two thin in those areas? The other problem I have I think is coming from not allowing my sensitized paper to dry long enough. When I took the paper out of the light box, It was a golden yellow on the outsides of the sensitized area but a funny grey/brown on the inside. Is this just from me not allowing it to dry long enough? I could really use any help or suggestions that anyone has. Thanks!
 
Tamara
Received on Tue Feb 24 11:38:26 2004