B&W paper / developer combinations

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About B&W paper / developer combinations

A group to help answer to the question, "Which b&w paper should I use and what is a good developer for that paper to obtain the look I want ?"

This group is intended to show scans of traditional darkroom B&W prints. Because the point of the group is to show the results of paper/developer combinations, negative scans are not permitted.

There is an excellent group for B&W FILM and FILM developer combinations. If you are interested, please visit
B&W Film / Developer Combinations

Rules for posting images:

1) INCLUDE IN TAGS: PAPER INFORMATION, for example
PAPER (e.g. "Ilford Multigrade IV" or "Azo")
PAPER TYPE (e.g. "Fiber base" or "RC")
PAPER GRADE (e.g. "VC" or "Grade 2")
SURFACE (e.g. "glossy" or "matte")


2) INCLUDE IN TAGS: DEVELOPER, DILUTION, TIME, TEMPERATURE. For example
DEVELOPER (e.g. "Ilford Multigrade" or "Dektol")
DILUTION (e.g. "1:9")
TIME (e.g. "2 minutes")
TEMPERATURE (e.g. "68F")

3) ADDITIONAL DETAILS. Include in the description any additional details such as whether or not the image was toned, the toner and toner dilution, filters used in exposure, or other relevant information that affects the appearance of the print.

4) DO NOT MANIPULATE IMAGE IN PHOTOSHOP. Please do not sharpen/soften, tweak levels or saturation, or make any modifications to the scanned print in Photoshop or any other image editing software. Images posted to this group should be straight scan of the actual print.