Multigrade, unique color contact print, 16" x 20", 2009

An indispensible darkroom tool for any black and white photographer is Ilford's pack of Multigrade filters. They allow for considerable control over contrast while printing on Multigrade paper. However, when laid onto color paper they not only lose that control, but they also show up in the negative of their standard magenta colors. The form is copied from the logo on the pack, where all twelve filters are fanned out in a circle.