Printing

Get the image off the negative and onto paper, the old way.

Light through paper

Printing is developing, but backwards and onto paper. The enlarger shines light through the negative, the paper catches it, and the darkroom gets quiet.

The loop

expose     a test strip, 2s steps
develop    paper developer, 1 min
stop/fix   as usual
evaluate   too light? too dark? print again

The pleasure

A print is a physical object. It has weight, a smell, a white border. No screen ever ended a night like a tray of fresh prints.