AD5803 - Ninth Print

I was really excited about printing this shot since I really wanted to see how it turned the subjected surrounded by pitch black. I was afraid the picture was not sharp, since I had several light leaks on that roll, but I thought that a very high contrast may have done the job.

Luckily, the subject was sharp and I really like the grainy aesthetic of the shot so I decided to make a final print out of it.

It took a couple of attempts before getting the top left corner right. The first time I burnt it too long and the second was too bright so I lost the border. The face needed some dodging, but not excessively, otherwise the grain would have been too disturbing.

Final print

Technical notes:

Paper: resin coated

Exposure: 24s

Grade: 5

Corrections: 10s dodging face + body and burning for 15s the top left corner with a 2.5 grade