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Uncle Paul’s Kitchen Darkroom

Posted on 04 August 2010 by Tomas Webb

Granted, this is probably the last place you expected to see an iphone time lapse sequence, but the video below, courtesy of artpunk on flickr (who is otherwise known as Cameron, the author of The Plastic Lens), was too good not t [...]

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Developing C-41 With a Jobo Rotary

Posted on 30 June 2010 by Brian Auer

We recently finished up the series on developing black and white film, so I thought we could touch on color film to compare the process. Remember, with b/w we did a developer, stop bath, fix, wash, and dry. Now with C-41 (color ne [...]

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Black & White Film Developing Process

Posted on 07 June 2010 by Brian Auer

In the last video of this series, we talked about the chemicals needed for developing black and white film. Now that you’ve picked out your chemicals and loaded your film on the developing reel, it’s time to make the m [...]

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Best Resource for Film Photographers: “Massive Dev Chart”

Posted on 03 June 2010 by Brian Auer

There are a lot of resources out there for film photographers, but one of them stands above the rest in the department of film developing — The Massive Dev Chart. This “chart” is essentially a free database of de [...]

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Keeping Dust Away From Your Negatives

Posted on 24 May 2010 by Tomas Webb

In a poll at Epic Edits, reader Rince asks: How do i keep my tank/fim dust free. Wash and store procedures… do i dry my tank with an kitchen-towel or do i let it dry as is… before developing, do i take certain procedures to ke [...]

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An Overview of Film Developing Chemicals

Posted on 18 May 2010 by Brian Auer

In our last video episode, we showed how to load film in a developing reel. Now that the film is loaded up and safely inside the developing tank, it’s time to get the chemicals ready. But what chemicals do you need? Why choo [...]

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Step-By-Step Guide to Developing Tmax

Posted on 15 May 2010 by Tomas Webb

We’ve been on a bit of a film developing spree lately, but we haven’t actually covered the actual developing process just yet. Both Brian and I have posts planned for the blog in regards to this area, but since both of [...]

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5 Reasons to Have a Lab Develop Your Film

Posted on 13 May 2010 by Brian Auer

photo credit: Martin Pettitt I recently wrote about 10 Reasons to Develop Your Own Film. And while I think it’s beneficial for photographers to develop their own film, it may not always be the best answer. The last article s [...]

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Controlling Print Contrast During Development

Posted on 11 May 2010 by Brian Auer

After we get through the film developing stuff on the video posts, I hope to do some of the same for printing. In the meantime, I’ll continue to touch on little bits and pieces of advice for enlarging in the darkroom. Contra [...]

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How To Load Film on Developing Reels

Posted on 06 May 2010 by Brian Auer

In the last video of this series, we went over the equipment that you’ll need to develop your own film. This time around, we take a look at how to load your film on those developing reels. This video covers both metal and pl [...]
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