Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Nguyen, Olivier T [AMSTA-AR-CCF]" wrote: > > Peter, > that is a very very nice picture. I would like to ask you a newbie question > (i am a newbie). when you print back and white, how do you know what is the > right color for the skin tone ? i experience with couple of my prints and > different picture i get different tones. Some darker than other. is it > correct? or I am doing something wrong? > Olivier. > > by the way, anyone here doing color print at home? is it hard to do color > printing? any place that I can look for information ? > > -----Original Message----- > From: lea [mailto:lea@whinydogpress.com] > Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 9:26 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Another Sin of my Youth > > Very nice shot. Excellent composition and tones. I'm glad you dug it up and > shared. > Lea > > Peter Klein wrote: > Some people (often myself) print a face unnaturally bright to make it "pop." An over all high key print i believe is called "Salon Printing." Fine art photographers will not hold back on the face so much but let them be more naturally dark. Reference prints hanging on the walls of your darkroom are a good thing so you are not left dangling so much with a limp test strip. Hang up your fave images up to glance at when you look at your tests. Then you can make them measure up! Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/