Photos Question - Type 1, Type 2, Type 3, etc.

[jjbond]

Originally Posted by Michael B

This particular photo is a contact print. The glass plate negative was put directly onto the photographic paper, it was exposed and then printed. Those white marks are the clips used to hold the negative tight against the paper. that helps improve the sharpness of the print.

Ok great! And still a Type 1? It's just how the Type 1 photo was developed back in 1913?

I never expected I'd be learning the ins-and-outs of how photos are made. Fun stuff!

[Michael B]

Originally Posted by jjbond

Ok great! And still a Type 1? It's just how the Type 1 photo was developed back in 1913?

I never expected I'd be learning the ins-and-outs of how photos are made. Fun stuff!

They had enlargers that could hold the glass plates to make larger prints. It was not as practical if they were doing it for a newspaper. They did not need large images. The glass plate negatives were usually 4x5 or 5x7. Contact prints were the quickest and most efficient way to print. You did not need to move the bellows of the enlarger up and down or focus the lens. If the negative had good emulsion and was sharp it was fairly easy to get contact prints that were properly exposed. I have done it with some in my archives. I will try to dig them out over the weekend. I actually enjoy working in a darkroom though I do not get the chance that often. It is fun to see the image appear before your eyes as you are swishing the developer back and forth over the paper.