Darryl C. Nicholas

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What Do Those H And D Curves Really Mean
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Apr 01, 2001

I suppose a typical reaction to understanding H&D curves would be, "Who cares?" And, unless you're interested in learning how your film will perform under various circumstances, it might not be of any interest to you. But, I've...

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Creative Portrait Backgrounds Using Photoshop 6.0
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Mar 01, 2001

In the "old days" we kept dozens of different backgrounds in our studio. By using different colored lights on them, we could create even more different options for our portrait customers. Today all of that is mostly obsolete. It is now...

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Digital Sepia Toning
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Feb 01, 2001

In the old days, in a wet darkroom, we frequently sepia toned our black and white prints. The real goal of sepia toning a print was to alter the chemicals in the emulsion to improve the life of the image. But, of course, many folks simply liked the look...

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Using The Right Enlarger Lens, Exception To The Rules
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Feb 01, 2001

Almost all enlargers will accept lenses of different focal lengths, designed so you can match the focal length of the lens to the size of the negative that you are printing. If you do not, your negative might not print correctly.

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From Color Prints To Color Copy Negatives
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Jan 01, 2001

Sooner or later you will
want to make a copy of a color print. If you have the negative, it's
an easy task. If you own a digital imaging darkroom (computer, scanner,
and printer) it is still an easy task. However, if you have to do it the...

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The Darkroom In 2000 to 2001
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Dec 01, 2000

While conventional photography
(as opposed to digital) continues to be the main stream of the industry,
conventional darkroom activity has declined over the past few years. Today,
most conventional darkroom activity seems to be in the area of fine art...

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Aligning Enlargers For Better Prints
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Sep 01, 2000

Good optical alignment is
extremely important. If your enlarger is not in proper alignment, you
will not be able to produce prints that are sharply focused. Of course,
if most of your printing is done with a soft-focus diffuser, maybe it
doesn...

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Printing Color Negatives
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Aug 01, 2000

The Beginners Method.
You'll need three trays; a black and white enlarger; a red, green, and
blue filter; some of the special, ambient temperature, color chemicals;
and, of course, some color printing paper.

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Using A Density Meter
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Jul 01, 2000

A density meter is a small battery-powered device that measures light. A density meter is to an enlarger what a light meter is to a camera. I can't imagine working in a darkroom without one.

Most density meters measure only...

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Making Prints From Slides
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Jun 01, 2000

There are two methods of
making prints from slides. One uses the paper and chemicals manufactured
only by Ilford and known as Ilfochrome. The other uses paper and chemicals
made by many different companies and referred...

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