PRINTING.
Having developed the negatives, the final step in picture making is now in order—making the prints. For printing there are many papers— grouped under two general classes, " printing out " papers, where the image is visible after printing and " developing out " papers which require a developing solution to make the image visible.
For the amateur there is no more satisfactory printing process than that offered by the use of Velox. Prints made by this process give a rich, soft Platinum effect not excelled by any other paper.
Velox can be printed by either artificial light or daylight, and like an exposure on film the image is not visible and it must therefore be developed.
The process is simple, but like all others it requires some skill and judgment, both of which can easily be acquired by strict adherence to the given rules and formula.
Velox is suitable for every class of work, as is fully demonstrated under the heading of " Surfaces and Grades." Velox should not be confused with Bromide or any other paper ; it has distinCtive qualities of its own which have never been successfully imitated. Many improvements have recently been made in its manufacture and to-day Velox is the perfected produ& of years of experiment.
The different surfaces and grades in which it is manufaCtured enable the user to produce good prints from almost any negative, suiting his taste as well as the peculiar requirements of the negatives.
Velox is made in six different surfaces and divided broadly into two grades of papers, called " Regular " and " Special." As these trade terms have reference to speed and contrast and not surface, we could as well say " slow " and " fast " or " hard " and " soft." In each grade will be found a variety of surfaces. Choose the surface which best suits you and which will harmonize with the subjed of your pielure. Sele& your negatives, remembering that the " Regular " papers print slowly, but develop quickly, and are adapted for negatives lacking contrast, and known as " thin " or " weak." negatives. " Special" papers require shorter exposure and longer development (as compared with the " Regular ") and are for use with " contrasty " negatives. Such negatives are also referred to as being strong, thick, dense or hard.
Royal Velox differs from the other Velox papers in that it is coated on a stock having a cream tint, just a soft mellow tone that prevents harshness in the high lights. The stock is somewhat heavier than the usual Velox
stock, about half-way between the single and the double weight.
Royal Velox prints are delightful when developed in the ordinary way, but to get their full value should be re-developed. See page rot.
Royal Velox is furnished in both " Regular " and " Special." Any negatives which will produce good results with printing-out paper should be printed on Special, while Re9,tilar Velox is adapted to negatives which are too soft for other photographic papers.
To those familiar with Velox paper it is an easy matter to seleel the grade which is best suited for the results desired. The novice, however, is guided usually by the•advice of others and often is misled into using a wrong grade of Velox, thereby failing to secure the results expeEted, and is inclined to believe that the paper is at fault. The following table of grades and weights of Velox should be an aid to those contemplating using this paper : *Furnished also in Double Weight Velox ; double weight papers require no mount and when •printed under a mask which will insure a white margin, afford a very artistic effect.
Velox prints may be successfully made, using daylight for exposure. Select a north window, if possible, as the light from this direction will be more uniform. Owing to its sensitiveness the paper should be handled in subdued light, otherwise it will be liable to fog. Proper precautions should be taken to pull down the window shades and darken the room sufficiently during the manipulation. If the light is too strong for printing it should be subdued or diffused by the use of several thicknesses of white tissue paper. Owing to the varying intensity of daylight uniform results are not as certain as when using artificial light. In the following instructions for manipulating Velox, it must be understood that artificial light, preferably gas with a \Velsbach burner, will be the light used, A kerosene lamp, fitted with a round burner (known as Rochester burner), may be used, but owing to the decidedly yellow light this affords, a considerably longer exposure will be necessary than when using a \Velsbach light.
Velox may be safely manipulated ten feet from the ordinary gas flame.
The comparative exposure with Regular and Special Velox with various sources of light is as follows :