Printing Black & White Photo From Color Negative
January 26, 2008
Black and white photos appeal more sometimes. They give classic look and are specially my style. With some tricks on paper and filter you can print black and white photos from color negatives. The process is explained below.
Make the masking frame suitable to the boarder on the paper. The distance from the paper to light should be 4 feet and 7.5 watt amber safe light should be used. Image size then can be adjusted with the help of enlarger. You should always make the solution ready and keep them in right place so there will be no mistake or hurry when the work starts. Put all the filters starting from 4 to 5 and 6 and switch off the enlarger light. Panchromatic photography print paper then be used in masking frame. Time and aperture setting strictly matters so apply them carefully. Now set the timer and turn the enlarger on. Now the paper is ready to process.
You will get your classic look photo from the color negative in this way.


