The Intermediate: RC Paper as a Practical Bridge

There is a persistent idea in traditional photography that if a darkroom print isn’t washed on heavy fiber-based paper for an hour and flattened under a heat press, it doesn’t count. Resin-coated (RC) paper is often treated as a temporary step—something you use for quick contact sheets or working proofs before making the “real” print. But that view misses a far more practical way to work.