Frances E. Schultz

Pro Techniques
Handcolor Your Prints
A Venerable Craft That Is Still Going Strong
Frances E. Schultz  |  Sep 01, 2003

From the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s, handcoloring was associated mainly with the days before color film. But it has never really gone away. Handcoloring is far from new: handcolored daguerreotypes survive, as do tintypes. Long after color processes...

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Digital Darkroom
Fine Printing
Recipes For Great Print Quality
Frances E. Schultz  |  Sep 01, 2003

Most printers strive to make fine prints. Some succeed while others fail. The road to success does not start in the darkroom; it starts before you ever press the shutter release.
A fine print can be of any subject. The single most important key to...

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The Darkroom
The Darkroom
Nightmare Negs
Frances E. Schultz  |  Aug 01, 2003

The Darkroom

Everyone gets them: negs that just won't print. Sometimes, you can see why: they are hopelessly thin; far too contrasty; or flat and muddy. At other times, they look fine. You can have plenty of detail, just the...

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The Darkroom
Use More Paper Waste Less
Use Test Strips And Work Prints For Better Results
Frances E. Schultz  |  Apr 01, 2003

The Darkroom

Beginners tend to be very cautious about the amount of paper they use. Paradoxically, therefore, they waste more than they need to. Rather than making test strips, and then a work print, they will go straight to what...

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Still Using A Lab For B And W Prints
For Best Results, Do It Yourself
Frances E. Schultz  |  Feb 01, 2003

Still Using A Lab For B&W Prints

In the years BC (Before Color), black and white labs for amateurs were taken for granted. After that...

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Show Reports
Darkroom Products
Frances E. Schultz  |  Dec 01, 2002

Darkroom Products

Every photokina it seems that fewer and fewer companies show new darkroom products. Unlike film, where technology is constantly advancing, darkroom technology is more static. The basic design of the photographic enlarger hasn't changed much since the earliest days...

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Show Reports
Bags And Cases
Frances E. Schultz  |  Dec 01, 2002

Bags and Cases

If I were to mention every pouch and bag for digital cameras, I could fill the next three issues of Shutterbug, and I must admit that after a while they all blend together. Only a few stand out in my mind, and they tend to be the really well made leather pouches or bags.

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Show Reports
On The Film Front
Frances E. Schultz  |  Dec 01, 2002

On The Film Front

As Tom Shay from Fuji pointed out, film technology is changing so fast that the manufacturers seldom wait for a show to announce advances or bring out a new film. Consequently, you may have seen announcements about new films before photokina.

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The Darkroom
The Darkroom
Planning A Perfect Darkroom
Frances E. Schultz  |  Nov 01, 2002

A good darkroom is a joy to work in. A bad darkroom can be so inconvenient and uncomfortable that you find excuses not to use it, and at its worst, it can even endanger your health.

Ten years ago, my husband Roger...

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The Darkroom
The Darkroom
Care And Feeding Of Enlargers Part I
Frances E. Schultz  |  Jul 01, 2002

Most enlargers look much the same: a tall column, with the lamp and negative holder at the top, and a baseboard at the bottom. But given that a cheap, used enlarger with a good lens will, unless badly out of alignment, outperform a brand-new, state...

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