Darryl C. Nicholas

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Enlarger Lenses
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Nov 01, 1999

Enlarger lenses are generally grouped into three price categories: hobby (inexpensive), regular "professional" (moderately priced), and Apochromatic (APO) professional (very expensive). APO lenses are designed mostly for use in precise color separation...

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From Color Prints To Color Copy Negatives
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Jan 01, 2001

Sooner or later you will
want to make a copy of a color print. If you have the negative, it's
an easy task. If you own a digital imaging darkroom (computer, scanner,
and printer) it is still an easy task. However, if you have to do it the...

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Getting The Most From Enlarger Lenses
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Mar 01, 1999

Enlarger lenses are generally grouped into three price categories. I refer to them as: amateur lenses (very cheap), regular "professional" lenses (moderately priced), and apochromatic (APO) lenses (very expensive).
Amateur lenses are usually already mounted on the enlarger when...

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Making Color Prints In Open Trays
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Apr 01, 1999

Usually when you are traveling,
you can't take your entire darkroom with you. However, you still
might want to make a few, quick, color prints while you're away
from home. All you need to make great colorpri...

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Making Duplicate Color Negatives And Slides
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Apr 01, 2000

Slides and color negatives
can be duplicated using the same techniques. The best way to duplicate
both is to use a computer. Scan the original in using a scanner that
can go to a high resolution (2000-3000dpi or more)an...

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Making Picture Frames
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Oct 01, 2002

The next step is to lay in a circular gradient on the top layer. I thought a gradient that would go from white in the center to dark blue in the corners would look nice. So, I selected Blue (Red=0, Green=24, Blue=70...or, 0, 24, 70). That is a nice, dark, blue. Set that for the background color...

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Making Prints From Slides
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Jun 01, 2000

There are two methods of
making prints from slides. One uses the paper and chemicals manufactured
only by Ilford and known as Ilfochrome. The other uses paper and chemicals
made by many different companies and referred...

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Portrait Backgrounds; Giving "Snaps" A Studio Touch
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Mar 01, 2004

All of us take snapshots. Sometimes those snapshots can be turned into very nice portraits. Take a look at one of my snapshots (#1). Actually, this snapshot was taken of my wife Faye and I, one night when we were out celebrating our son's wedding.

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Printing Black And White Negatives With A Color Enlarger
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Feb 01, 2002

Believe it or not, a color
enlarger is one of the best you can use if you want to print black and
white negatives. This is especially true if you want to print onto variable
contrast black and white paper. Now, to be totally accurate, a variable...

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Printing Color Negatives
Darryl C. Nicholas  |  Aug 01, 2000

The Beginners Method.
You'll need three trays; a black and white enlarger; a red, green, and
blue filter; some of the special, ambient temperature, color chemicals;
and, of course, some color printing paper.

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