Jus7 A Phas3
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Who uses them personly i use them but i feel like its a hassel. what about you guys?
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IMO: They are a waste of time and paper and provide little information on the rest of the print. People argue that they help get a base exposure time, but I've seen them make 4-5 more prints to get that base exposure time on full sheets, then another 5-6 getting the dodge and burns.
By a simple method of called "out flanking" you can nail your base exposure on full sheets by the 3rd print and have information on a full print that assists in your dodge and burn and have the whole print nailed with no more than 5 sheets. No time wasted cutting strips, no time and paper wasted by making a dozen prints to get it right. Sure, it takes some practice and attention to detail, but what quality result doesn't?
"Out flanking"? I can't recall hearing this term before.
Can you expand on this, JC?
P.S. I've seen some people in my darkroom group use full sheets all the time. They seem hurried, and you can really see the result when they pull their work out of the print dryer.
First the frown "Hey that's not precisely what I wanted!", then the shrug, "Oh well, it's good enough I guess", then they hold it out at arms length and sorta grimly nod, "Actually, it looks ok if you're not too close".
I think it's not only exorbitant for a beginner, it prevents the freedom of growth that comes with being able to try many different combinations of paper/developer/developing ratio's/toners/intensifiers...etc..etc..
That is because they have not been taught care in their photography and/or they just don't give a crap, which will always be evident in their work.
Personally, it matters little in the end if you use test strips or not, I never look at a good photograph and wonder if they used them, etc. What matters is the final product, and "its gots to be good" and stand on its own terms.