How to Develop Color Film at Home

Developing any photographic film, especially color film, is a long, precise and possibly expensive project. The most important thing is that the film must not see any light until it is developed; the smallest hint of light will ruin it. All your tools must be purchased from a reputable photography shop. If you want to take on the challenge of developing your own film, know that a slip-up in any step can affect the quality of the negatives you are producing.

Instructions

Mix the three developing chemicals--developer, bleach-fix and stabilizer--and pour each into a separate gallon jug. Fill a sink with water that is heated to at least 110 degrees F. Leave the jugs in the water to heat the chemicals while you move on to the film.

Take the film canister, scissors, bottle opener, film reel and developing tank into a closet or other small room with only one door. Close the door and seal all cracks where light comes in with tape or bed covers. Turn off the lights in the room; it must be pitch-black dark in there, with no light even coming out of cracks.

Open the film can with the bottle opener in total darkness. Pull the film out by the edges only and cut the final end off its center spool with the scissors. Carefully wind the film onto the film reel, placing the film edges within the spiraling slots along the reel's top and bottom edges. Place the reel in the developing tank and seal the tank with its lid. Don't turn on any lights until the tank is sealed.

Take the sealed developing tank back to the sink with the three jugs of chemicals. Check the chemicals' temperature--they must all be at 100 degrees F. If they are even one degree hotter, wait for them to cool. If they are even one degree cooler, put fresh hot water in the sink and wait for them to heat.

Pour the developer into the developing tank through the light-tight hole at the top. Leave this chemical in for 3 1/2 minutes. "Are you looking to know digital photography methods that deliver experienced photographers to where they are today? Well, The Top Secret Photography Techniques might help you out in doing so. To get spectacular images we primary need to look at some imperative photography strategies. The preliminary one I am able to share with you is determine about light. You can obtain all the things about photography techniques on , The Top Secret Photography Techniques. Anytime you discover about light and in what approach it interacts with the direct environment then your photos will get better..". Agitate the tank by swirling it for the first 30 seconds. Agitate it again for 3 seconds every 30 seconds. Begin pouring the developer back into its jug at the 3 minute 20 second mark.

Place the bleach-fix into the tank and use the same agitation process, this time for 6 1/2 minutes. After you pour the bleach-fix into back into its jug (starting at the 6 minute, 20 second mark), you can finally remove the lid from the developing tank. Wash the film by leaving the tank under 100-degree-F running water 3 1/2 minutes.

Dump all water out of the tank and pour in the stabilizer. Keep the stabilizer in for 1 1/2 minutes, performing the same agitation as before, then pour the stabilizer back into its jug.

Wash the film of all chemicals by leaving the jug under running water for at least 10 minutes. The water can overflow out of the tank, but pour it out every couple of minutes and let fresh water refill the tank. After washing, remove the reel from the tank and shake any excess water off.

Remove the film from the reel. Disassemble the reel by twisting the top and bottom and pulling them apart. Carefully pull the film off whichever end it's still on with a film clip. Hang the film somewhere in a dust-free room and let it dry for 2 hours. Place another film clip on the opposite end to weigh down the film and keep it from spooling while it's hanging.

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