Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Guy wrote, in part : <is there > any way one can guesstimate burn in/dodging time in any general way? the > excellent (imo) book 'black and white photographic printing workshop' by > bartlett and tarrant gives no particular rules, but certain consistencies > (for example, they always dodge the eyes in a portrait 50% of the basic > exposure time) seem to suggest that it may be possible to more or less > guess additional exposure time. any ideas? I think that there is no rule. First of all made a good examination of the negative to estimate the different densities. After it is just a matter of feeling and experience. I have been told : "Go out and shot, shot". I add : "Come in and print" - long winter evenings are coming, so... With best regards Bernard bernard.degaute@village.uunet.be