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A darkroom is used to process photographic film, make prints and carry out other associated tasks. It is a room that can be made completely dark to allow the processing of light -sensitive photographic materials, including film and photographic paper .
Jul 19, 2019 · Learn what a darkroom is, what equipment you need, and how to print your photographs in the traditional way. This guide covers the basics of darkroom printing, from choosing negatives and paper to developing and fixing your images.
- Guide to Darkroom Printing: Equipment Needed
- Making A Print: Getting Started
- Using The Enlarger
- Positioning
- Check Sharpness
- Make A Test Strip
- Developing The Image
- Stop and Fix
- Review
- Adjusting Contrast
Enlarger (with 50mm lens if printing 35mm film)Red/orange safe light3 traysMasking frameOnce you have the equipment and are satisfied that the wiring is safe, set up an area with the enlarger and enough space for three 10 x 8in trays (roughly 1 metre x 40cm). The developer should be nearest to the enlarger, then the stop bath and then the fix. Beyond that, you could have a big bucket of water to wash your prints in after the printing ...
Once the chemicals have been measured out, place the negative in the enlarger carrier with the shiny side upwards and the numbers away from you. Set the enlarger at the correct height to give a projected image big enough for the chosen print size. Each time you alter the height, refocus the image.
Turn on the enlarger and alter the aperture ring of the lens until the brightest image is projected onto the baseboard. Focus the image on the masking frame. Turn the lens’s aperture ring until you feel two clicks and see a slight darkening of the projected image. This should be 2 stops darker than the lens’s maximum aperture.
Check for critical sharpness by using a focus finder if you have one, but remember to set it for your own eyesight first. Turn off the enlarger until ready for exposure. Now remove a sheet of paper and cut it up to use for test strips. You should be able to get roughly ten 10 x 5cm pieces from a 10 x 8in sheet.
Place a Grade 2 filter into the enlarger, then place one of your cut pieces of paper on the masking frame. Expose for 5secs. Cover a 1cm strip of the paper with card and expose for another 5 secs. Repeat until the last strip of paper has been exposed. Make sure you do not move the test paper as you move the card.
Place the exposed paper into the tray of developer and gently rock the solution back and forth, trying to get the paper submerged all at the same time. Timing is important – 1min for RC paper; but this will need longer in cold conditions. Avoid poking the paper with tongs as this can leave marks on the image.
Remove the paper from the developer after the allotted time and drain briefly. Slide the paper into the stop bath and gently rock the stop bath tray for 10secs. Remove, drain and slide it into a tray of fixer, gently rocking again (10secs for test strips, 1-2mins for finished prints).
Remove the test from the fix and view by white light (make sure your box of unexposed paper is closed). Counting from the lightest end of the test in fives, look for the first exposure that looks correct, and this will be your exposure time for the full print. This method will produce good ‘beginner’ prints.
If the print is too high in contrast, replace the Grade 2 filter with a Grade 1 and re-test. If the improvement is only slight, move down to Grade 0 and re-test. However, if the print is grey and flat, replace the Grade 2 filter with a Grade 3 and re-test. If the improvement is only slight, move up another grade to 4 and re-test
Sep 1, 2023 · Learn the basics of creating a darkroom for black and white printing from film negatives. Find out what equipment you need, how to block light, and where to find resources.
Mar 13, 2024 · Learn how to build your own darkroom with a bathroom or any lightproof room. Find out the essential equipment, chemicals, and tips for developing and printing film.
