Practice question · Put in order
Arrange the contrast-control decisions in the order they must be taken.
- Compare that count with the number of stops the paper can hold
- Choose the paper grade that finishes the job at the printing stage
- Place the important shadow and set the exposure
- Choose the development that will bring the highlight where it is wanted
- Meter the scene and count the stops from the darkest important value to the lightest
Hints
- Nothing can be decided until the count of stops is known.
- The paper grade is the last adjustment, not the first.
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- Meter the scene and count the stops from the darkest important value to the lightest
- Compare that count with the number of stops the paper can hold
- Place the important shadow and set the exposure
- Choose the development that will bring the highlight where it is wanted
- Choose the paper grade that finishes the job at the printing stage
Why
Putting the paper grade last is deliberate. It is the only step that can be revisited after the fact, so anything the negative can be made to do should be done in the negative, a print rescued entirely by a grade 5 filter usually looks like one.
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