Skip to main content

Evaluation Of The Carousel (Week 1)

How to process black and white film:

  1. (BEFORE STARTING) Take the canister with the film rewound back into it from out of the camera. 
  2. Take a developing tank, scissors, film canister opener and the canister of film into a dark room.
  3. (IN DARKNESS) Once in complete darkness, open the canister, get rid of the film spool and cut the end of the film. once all that has been done load the film carefully onto the spiral. Then put the central tube through the middle of the spiral and then place it into the tank. Lastly, put the funnel on top of the tank making sure that it is on correctly.
  4. (PREPARING CHEMISTRY) Using water at 20 degrees, add one part water and one part X-Tol developer: one 35mm film =  300ml of a mixed solution so (150ml X-Tol + 150ml water = 300ml) so for two 35mm films, just double the mixed solution.
  5. (DEVELOPING) Pour mixed developer into the tan and put the lid back on. start a timer once the developer is in the tank. the time should be set for around 10 minutes. Every 30 seconds tip the tank twice so that the developer can cover the whole film. Prepare 300ml of stop and fixative. 15 seconds before the timer ends, tip the developer into the waste tank.
  6. (STOP) Fill the tank with the stop, tip the tank twice and then pour this back into the stop bottle.
  7. (FIX) Fill the tank with fixative and tip the tank nonstop for 30 seconds. Then, fix for another 4 minutes and tip the tank once every 30 seconds, then pour this back into the fix bottle.
  8. (WASH) Fill the tank with water at 20 degrees and tip the tank 5 times and then empty the tank. Do the same again but tip 10 times. Do the same again but this time 20 times.
  9. (RINSE & DRY) Take the lid off the top of the tank and remove the spiral with the film in from the tank. place the spiral holding the film into the wetting agent bath for a few seconds. very carefully remove the film from the spiral and leave to hang drying in the cabinet for around 15 minutes.
  10. (SLEEVING) Once the film is dry, cut the film into strips of six frames and carefully put them into the protective sleeve.



























REFER TO SKETCHBOOK FOR ANNOTATION

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Anatomy & How the Camera Works

The Anatomy Of The Camera: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/338473728219110890/ The viewfinder - This is what the photographer looks through to create the image and to see what they are shooting in front of the camera. Film speed dial - This allows the photographer to change how fast the film goes past the mirror which would allow for either a longer or shorter exposure time. Shutter release - A button on the camera or anything that can be used to trigger the shutter release. Film advance lever - This allows the photographer to pull the film from within the canister, out and onto the spool. Exposure counter - This shows how many exposures have been taken and how many are left on the roll of film. Mirror - Allows the photographer to looks through the lens to see what is being captured. Pentaprism - Allows the photographer to look through the lens through a viewfinder with everything the correct way up and around. Shutter speed ring - This is the amount ...
Post a Comment
Read more

Adam Fuss

Source: http://www.cheimread.com/artists/adam-fuss "I see the photogram as being much more truthful and more honest because it's just recording light. There is no manipulation of that light, in the way that a lens manipulates light." - Adam Fuss Adam Fuss was born in 1961 in London but he grew up mainly in Australia. In 1980 Fuss started working as a photographic apprentice at Ogilvy & Mather Agency. He later made a move to New York, this is where he first started to record and document the natural environment around him through photography using a pinhole camera. This later guided Adam to experiment with alternative photographic processes, which later on led to him abandoning using the camera completely. Fuss's photographic works are unique for their contemporary reinterpretation of the earliest techniques of photography, specifically the photograms and camera-less techniques. Fuss believes that to make photographic techniques work, they should be person...
Post a Comment
Read more

Health, Safety & Rules of The Darkroom

The health and safety of you and of others around you should be at the forefront of any photo graphical darkroom enthusiast. Below is a list of the key points that will prevent any minor or major incidents from occurring whilst working in the darkroom. Food and drink must not be eaten or drunk inside the darkroom. The extractor fan must be turned on whenever working with any chemicals in the darkroom. If you are using any chemicals, then either tongs or gloves must be used. If your skin comes into contact with any chemicals, then make sure that this is washed immediately. If there is spillage (may it be on worktops or on the floor), make sure to clear it up immediately to prevent anyone from slipping. Do not run inside the darkroom. Darkroom chemicals must not be consumed. Do not touch or interfere with anyone else's workstations or work at any time. When you have finished using the darkroom, make sure that your workstation is tidy with no objects left under enlargers ...
Post a Comment
Read more