Re: HIE printing

[George L Smyth <GLSmyth@xxxxxxx>]

> At 06:32 PM 9/13/96 +0000, Tammy Sullivan wrote:
> 
> >
> >This brings up another related subject.  Is there anyone out there (United
> >States) who is interested in printing IR photographs.  I am satisfied with my
> >local printer who does a rather fine job ... but sometimes the need calls for
> >someone a little more experienced in infrared printing ... dogding, burning ...
> >etc.  Some of these images make their way into some very expensive albums and
> >getting the most out of the negative would be desirable.
> >
> >Since, I do not shoot this film on a weekly basis, the amount of
> >developing/reprints would be minimal.  Right now, I am sending my film (by
> >mail) to a place here in Connecticut (around 40 miles away) and its been
> >running me ~ about $12.00 (with postage) a roll for developing and making an
> >8x10 contact sheet.

Why not develop the film yourself?  You don't need a darkroom, can do it
in about 30 minutes (excluding drying time), and after an initial
investment of about $50 for tank and chemicals, can develop your own
film for under a buck a roll.  If you're cheap like me, you can make
your own contact sheets the way I used to.  Place the negatives in their
sheet, turn off the lights, place the sheet over a piece of photographic
paper with a piece of glass over that, turn on a 15 watt bulb for half a
second, then develop, stop, and fix the paper.  No enlarger needed.  Of
course, you won't get repeatable or excellent quality contacct sheets
this way, but it will give you a chance to see which images are worth
investing time and money into.

Of course, after this you'll want to go ahead and get an enlarger so
that you can begin to take full control (and responsibility) over your
images. <g>

george

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