Now that you have exposed your paper with light in the enlarger, you need to develop the print. You will need to place the paper in the following trays of chemicals to process the print:

Trays	Time	Agitation Process
Developer	90 Seconds	Constant Agitation
Water Rinse	Just a few seconds	Rinse
Stop Bath	30 Seconds	Constant Agitation
Fixer	7 min or more	Agitate once every few minutes
Running Water	10 min or more	Constant Agitation

When developing test strips, place the strip in the developer tray for 90 seconds and quickly rinse it through the proceeding chemicals. Test strips are not as important as the actual print, so it is okay if you do not place them in chemicals for full time.

Tips:

• When placing your paper in the developer, keep it in for a full 90 seconds to receive rich tones
• If you clearly overexposed your paper under the enlarger, you can take it out of the developer to prevent a charred picture
• Rinsing your paper in water after developer prevents black sediment from building in the fixer tray, so rinse well
• Stop bath prevents your paper from turning black when you go outside
• Fixer fixes the print and needs at least 7 minutes
• Rinsing your paper in water dilutes the chemicals you previously used

See negatives being developed! We have rare footage of the developing process, invisible to the eye because it must occur in complete darkness. The camera used for this had a super night shot. 1.5mg download. Click here.

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