An Introduction to Printing

To print a picture, you will need the following:

Negative strip Negative carrier Cleaning Cloth Enlarger Timer Printing Paper

When you want to make a print of one of your negatives, you need to place the negative frame into a negative carrier. A negative carrier is a thin plate that can be inserted into an enlarger. The enlarger is a machine that magnifies a small picture on a negative to a desired printing size. When the negative carrier is placed into the enlarger, light shining down above the negative transports the image to the table below. You can control the brightness of the light by opening and closing the aperture lens on the enlarger. Now that you know how to place a negative into the enlarger and see the image, you need to learn how to choose the correct exposure on your printing paper.