Digital BW, The Print

Jules, Some developers stain emulsion selectively, which does with
certain images sometimes increase shadow detail. As well, stain tends
to conceal grain without dissolving it. Almost exclusively  relevant
to "scenic" photography (not commonly of interest to people who use
fast film), it has less to do with "image" and more to do with
"print." Practitioners commonly develop sheet film, one at a time in
trays, though it can certainly be done with 35mm in tanks.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Jules"
<jules50uk@...> wrote:
>
>  What is the meaning of the word 'staining' used here and previously.
> I have no idea of it's meaning