So I made a darkroom print the other day and am unhappy with it. It doesn't have enough contrast.

Now I know what you are gonna say 'you should use a high contrast paper or filter'.

Thanks, but sadly I already used a grade 5 filter.

Now the other thing I could do is take a better photo, but that is a problem for another day :P

So if you would humour me, how else can I increase contrast when making a darkroom print?

Development Details:

Ilford Warmtone developer @ 20°C Ilford Multigrade IV RC glossy paper F/8 Grade 5 filter

So I made a darkroom print the other day, but I am unhappy with it. It doesn't have enough contrast.

Now I know what you're gonna say: 'You should use a high contrast paper or filter'.

Thanks, but sadly I already used a grade 5 filter.

Now the other thing I could do, is take a better photo, but that is a problem for another day :P

So if you would humour me, How else can I increase contrast, when making a darkroom print?

Development Details:

• Ilford Warmtone developer @ 20°C for 120 sec
• Ilford Multigrade IV RC glossy paper
• F/8
• Grade 5 filter