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Show 't, (Printing mask on the right not the "exposed" frame.) Caption: Printing mask Heading: Developing Prints Label 1: After the negative was processed, Disfarmer would then make positive contact prints. A contract print means that the size of the negative is the exact size of his print. For this method to be successful, he used a high-grade paper product, most likely Velox paper. To finish the print, he used a printing frame and mask to keep the borders white. Label 2: The photographic print was developed in a darkroom with a dim red or orange light. The paper, negative and mask were loaded into the printing frame and the light source turned on for a set amount of time. Then the print was developed in four steps, similar to the method for developing glass plates. Each chemical was put in an enameled iron tray and the paper moved from one to the next. Once washed, the paper was placed face down to dry on a rack of stretched cheesecloth. I Case 5 |
