What is the difference between easels?
Easels are used to hold the paper flat for an enlargement. There are three types of easels, borderless, fixed, and adjustable. • Borderless easels are a flat piece of metal, with the edges bent up just past 90 degrees, so that they hold the edges down, without blocking the light from reaching all of the paper. You will want to use heavy paper with these easels (double weight in stead of single weight) in order to keep them flat. • The other two kinds hold the paper down by the edges, creating an edge that receives no light during exposure, which for black and white or color work leaves a white boarder, for slides it leaves a black border. • Fixed easels are made like a book. The top has a hole the size of the print, the bottom is a flat piece of metal. The paper is set on the bottom, in guides, then the top is folded down over the paper, to hold down the edges. • Adjustable easels are similar to fixed easels, except they have two blades. One is hinged on the top, and the other on the s
