The Barnet Book of Photography

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BARNET BOOK OF PHOTOGRAPHY.

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may be commenced,

slowly, a second set of prints

opaque paper withdrawn

the actinometer read from the second

the thin

put out, and

at the time these are half.

DRAWING AND ETCHING PAPERS FOR SINGLE TRANSFER. and

White

toned

drawing

and

etching

papers

of

smooth and rough surfaces are obtainable prepared for receiving prints by single transfer, in the same manner as previously described for the thin ordinary single

transfer

paper.

There are

slight differences

in working,

and

extra pre-

cautions are necessary to avoid failures and defects, their use involves

no

special difficulty.

In order to retain the

effect of the surface of the

in the finished print, the gelatine coating

kept so

much on

Should any is

the surface as in the

difficulty

but

is

thin,

paper

and not

ordinary paper.

be experienced in determining which

the prepared surface, the paper should be held obliquely

to the light,

and the prepared

glossy, while the

back

will

face will appear very slightly

be absolutely

dull.

Prints finished on these papers will have just sufficient

glaze in the all

shadows

to assist detail

and give depth, while

the lighter tones remain perfectly matt

;

and they

retain

the texture of the paper admirably.

Much

longer soaking of these papers

is

necessary before

squeegeeing the exposed prints into contact, from forty-five

fifteen to

minutes according to the thickness and roughness

of the paper, but longer will not injure

them nor

affect the

after working.

In squeegeeing, greater pressure must be used than

is

necessary with the thin smooth papers in order to ensure that the tissue shall be

throughout.

in

good contact with the paper


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