Big pictures are always better than small ones. Not only is a large picture more impressive, but also it shows more detail-bringing out features that can hardly be seen at all in the small print.
Therefore, every enthusiastic amateur photographer has his best pictures enlarged—and, usually, looks forward to the time when he can have an enlarger of his own. Of course, he always obtain excellent enlargements from his photofinisher—but the genuine hobbyist likes the thrill of experimenting, and making big prints himself.
With a modern precision-built enlarger, it is easy to produce enlargements. In some respects, it's easier than contact printing. The film negative is simply slipped into a carrier, which fits a slot in the enlarger lamp house. When the lamp is turned on, an enlarged image is projected on a paper holder below the enlarger lens. You slip a sheet of sensitized paper into the paper holder—make the exposure—then develop the paper as you would a contact print.
By moving the enlarger head and down, you can make prints any
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