Final Adjustments

The photography that Fred Picker printed in the previous film in carefully analysed. He is able, once again, to find new possible improvements in some small areas of the photography. He takes notes of this new burning and dodging necessities, and he makes the new print. This one is finally accepted as the one that he visualized when he took the picture.

However, everything is not done yet. He explains the effect of the dray down factor, and how it should be compensated. At the end of the film, Fred Picker mentioned the importance of a good washer process and the convenience of toning the photography.

Fred Picker was involved in manufacturing of 4 x 5 and 8 x 10 large format field cameras.. He taught a highly successful photography class known as "The Zone VI Workshop," and authored a book by the same name that has become recognized as the golden standard of photographic instruction. His uncanny sense of "photographer's intuition” and his passion for the art was a unique combination. Always opinionated and oft times controversial, his dedication to large format and black and white photography was unsurpassed.