Re: Thick Negatives

[George L Smyth <GLSmyth@xxxxxxx>]

Ken Schneider wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm just curious... is there any way to tell whether having thick negatives
> is due to overexposure or incorrect development time?  How would someone
> know if they actually have the correct exposure but have been developing
> their film wrong?  What do underdeveloped and overdeveloped IR negatives
> look like?

If the exposed portion goes outside the rectangular area, then it is certainly
"overexposed."  "Underdevelopment" and "overdevelopment" will show itself in the
contrast.  I place quotes around these thing because these "mistakes" may well be
what was intended.  To obtain an ethereal quality in my images, I will "overexpose"
the film, which yielding a low contrast negative.

george

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