Thursday, November 4, 2010

Processing Black and White photos

1.)Materials that u will need!
Developing tank
Measuring Jug
Thermometer
Developing solution
Fixing Solution
Clothes Pegs/Film Clips
A film to develop
Film extractor
A clock

2.)Chemicals used are:
Fixer
Developer
Stop Bath
Hypo-clearing agent
You can find these chemicals at porters.com

3.)you are going to take your film and put it into a film reel. Place the loaded reel in the film tank ad cover it as directed. Lay out your chemicals in front of you. Make sure your temperature of chemicals is controlled. Put your photo into developer and make sure the full photo reel is in it. Then pour water for a minute to stop development.

Let your photo sit into fixer for about 5-10 mins. Let film sit in running cold water for 5 mins. Then use your hypo clear agent and let it sit for 2 mins. After that one final wash for 5 mins.Then pull your film out and let dry for 1-2 hours. 

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Definitions:
1.)Contact Sheet- a contact print, usually of all frames of a developed roll of negative print film, used as a proof print.

2.)Agitation-hand-wringing, helps to speed-up and achieve an even development while processing film or paper. 

3.)Enlarger-projecting a film negative and a bed for holding a sheet of sensitized printing paper.

4.)Developer-a reducing agent or solution for developing a film or the like.

5.)Stop Bath-an acid bath or rinse for stopping the action of a developer before fixing a negative or print.
 
6.)Fixer-chemical substance, as sodium thiosulfate, used to promote fixation,solution for killing, hardening, and preserving material for microscopic study.

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