Thank you Dave.gt. I was married in 1959, at age 22, and built my first darkroom. I was making 16"x20" B&W prints (now referred to as "silver gelatin" prints), and 16"X 20" Kodak "Type C" color prints and continued to do so for 50 years, until we retired and moved into a 2 bedroom condo, and I switched to digital printing, but still using film capture then scanning the negs. I actually made cardboard masks and double printed replacing skies when I thought it improved the image. Burning in the corners and edges, dodging shadows to open them up and burning in highlights was a common thing for experienced darkroom workers to do. I kept warmed undiluted Dektol next to the developing tray to "push" areas that needed help, and Potassium Fericyanide bleach
next to the fixer tray to lighten areas that needed it. Selenium toner to blacken the blacks, Kodak gold toner ( blue black) for night scenes or snow images. I think I learned my printing skills the old fashioned way. I will never get into film vs digital, as I like to think the end result is art, regardless of how you get there. I do think the end result should ultimately be a print. Our walls are filled with 30"x36" framed prints in our home. Thank you again for your very kind words
Dave in NJ
next to the fixer tray to lighten areas that needed it. Selenium toner to blacken the blacks, Kodak gold toner ( blue black) for night scenes or snow images. I think I learned my printing skills the old fashioned way. I will never get into film vs digital, as I like to think the end result is art, regardless of how you get there. I do think the end result should ultimately be a print. Our walls are filled with 30"x36" framed prints in our home. Thank you again for your very kind words
Dave in NJ