Processing Black And White Photo's!

1)Supplies Used:

• A metal or plastic film tank
• Three dark plastic containers to hold chemistry
• Graduates (used to measure chemicals)
• A darkroom timer
• A can opener
• A room that is totally light proof (not even the slightest sliver of light should be visible).
• Developer (see other sidebar)
• Glacial Acetic Acid (optional, for Stop Bath)
• Fixer (Kodak Rapid Fixer with Hardener is highly recommended)
• Hypo Eliminator    

 2) Chemicals Used:

Stop Bath, Acetic Acid, Citric Acid, Water, Fixer, and Silver Halide. You can but the chemicals here in the USA at WYNIT Inc

5801 East Taft Road, North Syracuse, NY 13212, USA

Tel (315) 437 - 1086

Fax (315) 437 - 0432

Email ilfordhelp@wynit.com

Website http://www.wynit.com

Contact Toll Free 1-800-GO-WYNIT

3) Go in the darkroom and remove the film from the cassette, unwind the film an remove the end of the film from the spool. Next load the film into a plastic or metal film reel then place the loaded reel in the film tank ad cover it as directed. Then its time to process the film so you lay the chemicals out in front of you. You need to make sure that the temperature of the chemicals are good, or controlled. This because if you get it to high or to high it will mess up the picture then pour our developer into the open part of the sealed film tank, known as the pour spout, and cover it. KEEP THE LID CLOSED! Next turn the container upside down and hit the side to get any air that's not wanted out of there. Pour running water into the pour spout for one minute to stop development.The its time to fix the image so make sure you pu the hardness on it so the picture wont get scratched.Remove the tank cover completely and let the film sit in cold running water for five minutes. Next remove all aces of fixer to avoid white stains on a picture. Pour in a tankful of Hypo Eliminator and agitate for two minutes.Wash for 5 minutes! Remove film from the tank and DON'T TOUCH IT. In 1 or 2 hours the film will be dry and you will cut the film into 6 negative films( be sure to cut space between them). For the end you store the negatives in clear glassine envelopes.

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Vocabulary:

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- The act or process of agitating; state of being agitated.

3) Enlarger- An apparatus used for making projection prints, having a head for holding, illuminating, and 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-a chemical substance, as sodium thiosulfate, used to promote fixation.