Graded paper
Printing paper with fixed contrast. Several grades of paper must be stocked to ensure a full range of printing possibilities
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Printing paper with fixed contrast. Several grades of paper must be stocked to ensure a full range of printing possibilities ...
Graded Paper: Black and white photo paper that is manufactured on specific contrast grades. Normally expressed as a scale from 1-5, with 5 being the highest contrast.
However, using the standard filter sets limit you to grades, nearly as constricting as using graded papers ...
In Ansel's day everyone shot sheet film and used graded paper. Therefore it made sense to develop each sheet differently so it could print on grade 2 paper.
2; the time in Bath I for N-1 development (given later in this paper) would be an appropriate starting point for determining normal development for a condensor enlarger, a diffusion enlarger printing on graded paper, ...
 See also: Contrast, Grade, Print, Film, Light
  
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