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In fact, the traditional darkroom has changed radically in the last 10-15 years. Most of my own b&w printing procedures have changed significantly to take
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i have 120 color and black and white film and im trying to make my own darkroom can some one please tell me everything i will need to buy
Black and white film is very easy to develop yourself.
But unfortunately, you won't be able to develop color film yourself. It is POSSIBLE, but from what I've heard it's a lot harder than black and white because you need different chemicals and you have to be very careful about the temperature and the development time.
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Hey, I'm just starting to get into my photography and was thinking that I as to how to creat my own dark room for dirt cheap (as I am in college aswel).
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My Long Road to Digital::
Jan 6, 2009 It was during my time in Vietnam, I was introduced to the darkroom. I was fascinated. I could develop my own film, and print my photos.
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So I just wanted to be sure you knew that first. You won't be able to develop color film yourself at home. Well, maybe someday you will be able to, but for right now just start with black and white. Don't be discouraged or disappointed about that. Black and white pictures can look beautiful, and you will be amazed the first time you develop a roll of film yourself. I know I was totally blow away the first time I ever developed my own film. There's something magic about it. And if you develop the pictures yourself, the traditional way with an enlarger, they will look much better than anything printed from a computer.
You actually don't need a darkroom just to develop film. You just need what's called a "changing bag," which is a lightproof zippered bag with holes for your arms. To develop film, you have to load it onto a reel and then put it in a small tank. Since film is light sensitive, you have to do that part in complete darkness, and that's what the changing bag is for. You put the film, the tank, and reel in the changing bag and you work with your hands in the bag. It seems a little weird at first, but you will get used to it. You should practice loading a junk roll of film onto the reel first. Get the plastic kind of reels, it's a lot easier. They have two large tabs or flanges that you just stick the end of the film in, and then you turn the reel and it will smoothly feed the film onto the spiral. Once you load the film onto the reel, you put it in the tank. You can do the rest in normal light, because the tank is lightproof and it will protect the film.
The next step is to pour in the chemicals. Don't open the lid on the tank! Just use the lightproof spout. Basically, to develop black and white film, you only need 2 chemicals...what's called the "developer" and the "fixer." The developer develops the latent image on the film, and the fixer stabalizes the film so that the images are permanent and they're not light sensitive anymore. You'll have to look up a chart to see what the development time is for the film you're using. Usually, it's around 5-8 minutes. You pour in the developer, then agitate it by gently inverting the tank a few times, every minute or so. Once the development time is up, your pour out the developer and rinse the tank thoroughly with water. Don't take off the lid! Just run water through the spout, empty, fill it with more water, etc. Rinse it for several minutes. You can also use a stop bath, which is another chemical that quickly neutralizes the developer. But I just use plain water. Then the next step is to pour in the fixer. Follow the same steps...gently agitate the tank every minute or so. I usually fix the film for 7-9 minutes. The time isn't real critical for the fixer, but you should leave it in for at least 7 minutes. Then empty the tank, and rinse it again with water. You should also wash the film once last time in distilled water...just let in soak in a small container of distilled water for a couple of minutes. That will help to prevent water spots from forming on the film when it dries. Then immediately hang it up to dry. It will probably take about an hour to dry.
Darkroom Door::
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So basically, here is what you will need to develop film:
- Developer (I'd recommend D-76). That will cost about $5-7, depending on where you get it from.
- Fixer (About the same price. $5-7)
- Changing bag
- Developing tank and reels. You can usually get them in a set for
cheaper. Be sure you get the plastic ones. The stainless steel ones are harder to use. That will probably cost about $15 - $20.
- Funnels, measuring cups, etc to mix the chemicals. You can get that from anywhere, even Walmart. You can use regular household items, it doesn't have to any special "photography" stuff. Just use measuring cups that measure in ounces.
To develop the pictures, you can either scan the negatives (you will need a film scanner though, a regular flatbed scanner won't work). Or, the better way is to get an enlarger and photo paper and develop them the traditional way. Photo paper (REAL photo paper, not printer paper) is light sensitive. So you will expose the paper and then develop it, kind of like how you developed film. It really isn't that hard at all. There's a few steps, but it isn't that hard.
Lots.
You need a tank to develop your negatives.
To print (apart from contact printing) you'll need an enlarger, a baseboard to crop your image while negative is in the enlarger with colour head, a timer, developing trays, chemicals, a totally DARK room, a safety light (very very dim for colour photography) and a guillotine for trimming your prints.
A fine focus (looks like a mini microscope) is handy if your eyesight is poor.
A bit of luck and lots of enjoyment.
Black & white film:
1. Daylight developing tank
2. Darkroom Timer
3. Three bottles made of dark glass or dark plastic
4. Thermometer
5. Graduate - one quart marked in liquid ounces
6. funnel
7. mixing rod
8. film clips
9. wetting agent
10. sponge
11. scissors
12. galssine envelopes
For making the prints
1. safelight
2. second timer
3. minute timer
4. themometer
5. trays
6. bottles
7. printing tongs
8. air can
9. brush
10. funnel
11. mixing graduate
12. stirring paddle
13. siphon and hose
14. paper cutter
15. contact print frame
16. Enlarger
For developing color film
1. same as B&W in addtion to:
1. photo themometer accurate to 1/4 degree + or -
2. storage bottles
3. rubber gloves
4. ventilation system for dark room
5. color processing kit
For color printing
1. color printing chemicals
2. color printing paper
3. color printing filters or a color head for the enlarger
4. processing drum
5. accurate thermometer
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