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John_K
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Determining colour balance with RA4

#688994 - 09/08/2008 16:33

I have tried a new technique and it appears to work, but needs a bit of preparation. I first make a small, but colour accurate inkjet print of the negative(s) that I am going to enlarge. These I take to the darkroom and set the filtration to the approximate standard for the particular box of paper I am using.
If the colour matches the inkjet print it will be right. If the balance is 'off', I redo the print altering the appropriate filter until I get it correct.

With experience there is very little alteration to be done but the test print serves as a useful baseline to get it correct.

OK it is cheating slightly, but RA4 prints look better and have to likely-hood to last longer as well.

Edited by John_K (09/08/2008 16:35)

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