Working or re-working the print takes time. Sometimes the process is interrupted. I learned in a commercial environment where making things again and again was expected. Rather than start at zero each time, we kept logs; additionally we had first start points based upon prior testing. This involved standard light and such items I discussed in prior posts. We did so much work we had folders with job information, as well as notepads, rubbers stamps and clipboards with markers and pencils that had been tested to survive our lab process.

That was a long time ago; some of those habits stick with me. This is of importance to collectors because of ‘provenance’ — knowing about the image origin — where it may lie in the span of your other work.