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reducing color saturation w/ RA-4
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Mike wrote: Is it possible to reduce the color saturation when making RA-4 prints? I've been playing around with this in Photoshop, and I really like the effect when up to 75% of the color is removed. Another newbie question (i haven't tried color yet): can you dodge/burn in RA-4 or does this result in color-shifts in the areas affected? Hum? Try all three colors CYM, produces nuetral density, maybe a net stocking over the lens. Yes you can burn and dodge. -- LF website http://members.bellatlantic.net/~gblank |
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reducing color saturation w/ RA-4
Yes, it is. The process is not possible to alter, but the effect I think you
are after is possible to obtain if you change the paper you use. I'm using RA-4 on a regular basis and it's standard for me to have at least three different papper qualities in the lab. For me Kodak Ultra Endura i the standard as it gives a very natural color rendetion together with Kodak Portra NC film. It's what I want. But for some pupose - for example portrait - i prefer a lower saturation and use different papers, for example Porta Endura or Porta. So my advise is that you check the documentation for different papers and make some tests. But I doubt that you can get the effect of removing the saturation with 75%. Yes, you can dodge/burn and you can burn with a different filtration then you use for the rest of the print. Normally burning or dodgning do not give any notisable color shift. This gives interesting color effects. You can also solarize, do repeted prints on the same paper in different colors and a lot of other tricks. You can also use mist filters and other effect filters when printing in the enlarger. One interesting possibility is to make color prints from black and white negatives. Hope this helps you a bit on the way. Victor "Mike" wrote in message news Is it possible to reduce the color saturation when making RA-4 prints? I've been playing around with this in Photoshop, and I really like the effect when up to 75% of the color is removed. Another newbie question (i haven't tried color yet): can you dodge/burn in RA-4 or does this result in color-shifts in the areas affected? |
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reducing color saturation w/ RA-4
Saturation and contrast are different, but sometimes hard to differentiate.
Reducing the contrast by using a lower contrast paper (e.g. Portra) may achieve the effect you want or it may not. You can also try reducing the development (within limits, it doesn't take much to throw the whole process out of kilter). In general, you are pretty much stuck with what the manufacturer gives you. You might also try a different brand of paper (e.g. Agfa) and see if it helps. Perhaps other ng readers could suggest another brand with less saturation. For the ultimate control you need to go digital. Some commercial labs can scan very accurately, perform desaturation as you want, and print on high quality photo paper. You can do a lot of the same at home with a good film scanner, printer, and Photoshop, but the results may not be up to commercial standards. "Victor Falkteg" wrote in message ... Yes, it is. The process is not possible to alter, but the effect I think you are after is possible to obtain if you change the paper you use. I'm using RA-4 on a regular basis and it's standard for me to have at least three different papper qualities in the lab. For me Kodak Ultra Endura i the standard as it gives a very natural color rendetion together with Kodak Portra NC film. It's what I want. But for some pupose - for example portrait - i prefer a lower saturation and use different papers, for example Porta Endura or Porta. So my advise is that you check the documentation for different papers and make some tests. But I doubt that you can get the effect of removing the saturation with 75%. Yes, you can dodge/burn and you can burn with a different filtration then you use for the rest of the print. Normally burning or dodgning do not give any notisable color shift. This gives interesting color effects. You can also solarize, do repeted prints on the same paper in different colors and a lot of other tricks. You can also use mist filters and other effect filters when printing in the enlarger. One interesting possibility is to make color prints from black and white negatives. Hope this helps you a bit on the way. Victor "Mike" wrote in message news Is it possible to reduce the color saturation when making RA-4 prints? I've been playing around with this in Photoshop, and I really like the effect when up to 75% of the color is removed. Another newbie question (i haven't tried color yet): can you dodge/burn in RA-4 or does this result in color-shifts in the areas affected? |
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