Lith Photographs

Lith printing is a time intensive, sometimes frustrating but potentially addictive alternative darkroom printing process. It involves greatly overexposing a photographic print and then only partially developing it in Lith developer. It results in prints that often have soft warm highlights adjacent to cool, dark, gritty tones. Photographs can range from soft, smooth, warm-toned images to very cool, textured images. The varied results (color and texture) are determined by the initial exposure, the temperature, dilution and maturity of the chemicals, and the characteristics of the paper used. The process is known for creating images that are very difficult to duplicate, thus each image is a unique one-of-a-kind print.