Practice question · Select all that apply
Which are true of the limits on dodging and burning?
Hints
- Three describe real limits; one claims local control can invent information.
- Nothing at the enlarger adds information to the negative.
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- A. A card held still leaves a visible hard edge in the print
- C. An area dodged too far prints as blank paper, because the negative holds no more detail there
- D. An area burned far enough reaches maximum black, after which more exposure does nothing
Why
The fourth is the boundary of the whole technique. Local control redistributes what the negative holds and can add nothing to it, so a blown highlight burns down to a smooth grey with no detail in it. That is why the exposure and development decisions of the previous lessons cannot be deferred to the darkroom.
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