Wet lab - retouching the old way

arjunrc

Hi,
does anyone have access to a wet lab for retouching as it was done before the photoshop era ? If you do, and have knowledge of retouching please drop in an email to arjunrc@gmail.com. Thanks in advance :-) I am thinking of hosting an article in the next issue of the pbase magazine about the old way and the new way :ie wet-lab vs. photoshop (before you hack me to death, this is a free magazine, with little relationship to PBase except for the fact that they host it). No money to be earned, but you will be read by over 55,000 readers :


regds
arjun

David_S85

Arjun,

Sounds interesting. Not that my darkroom is going to ever see the light of day (pun) ever again, but other readers of this who still have a working wet darkroom might have questions, so I'll ask some of them here...

What would be involved? Full developing and printing? Toning? Dodging/burning? Spot removal? Compensation for materials and chemicals used?

arjunrc

David_S85 wrote:

Arjun,

Sounds interesting. Not that my darkroom is going to ever see the light of day (pun) ever again, but other readers of this who still have a working wet darkroom might have questions, so I'll ask some of them here...

What would be involved? Full developing and printing? Toning? Dodging/burning? Spot removal? Compensation for materials and chemicals used?

Hi David, this idea here is a 'walk down memory lane'. The thought here is to take up a typical retouching activity that people do today with photoshop in a jiffy (example dodge/burn, sharpening, contrast adjustment) amd how it was done in the old days. The article should have supporting images of the preparation needed for the wet-lab process and the work flow.

You get to choose the exact retouching you want to compare and contrast.

Finally, the materials used will be borne as an expense by the author.

regds
arjun

Shay Stephens

Maybe not an answer, but it is at least related. The book (which I have) "Primitive Photography: A Guide to Making Cameras, Lenses, and Calotypes" is great way to see how it's done and was done and could be done again when we re-enter the stone age

I picked the book up at Amazon

arjunrc

Shay Stephens wrote:

Maybe not an answer, but it is at least related. The book (which I have) "Primitive Photography: A Guide to Making Cameras, Lenses, and Calotypes" is great way to see how it's done and was done and could be done again when we re-enter the stone age

I picked the book up at Amazon

Ok, so are you volunteering to re-enact the book for the next issue ? Unlimited fame and stardom, Shay. Unlimited FAME and STARDOM. Remember the time we featured you on Issue #1 and you made it to the E! top 100 countdown of 'whats hot' ? :jose

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arjun

Shay Stephens

I wish! I probably can't tackle such a project until this winter.

arjunrc wrote:

Ok, so are you volunteering to re-enact the book for the next issue ?