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Photography
has many different ways of expressing one view on the world. Some
are exposed with light, some are color pictures and others can be
done in black and white. But this writer's favorite is black and white
pictures. There is something classical and elegant about a black and
white photo. Taking and developing a black and white picture is also
very creative because of the gray scale you have to follow and the
blending of the shadows. It allows you as the artist to choose how
you want your picture to turn out.
There are many
steps you must follow to be sure your picture doesn't get exposed
to light. If it does, all the pictures you took are gone and you
end up with just black squares.
- Place your
film in either a black bag or case and open it in the pitch black.
- Place it
into the tank turning the top to make sure it is tightly secure.
- Pour and
mix the developer into the tank with the film.
- Remove the
developer after the time is up.
- Pour stop
bath into the tank. Leave stop bath in for about 30 seconds no
matter what kind of film it is.
- After pouring
out the stop bath place the pour in fixer.
- When you
remove the fixer you can remove the lid from the tank; the film
can be inlight now without turning black.
- Place the
film into running water to rinse off the chemicals.
- Place your
film into Photo-flow to remove splotches or fingerprints you have
placed while viewing the film.
- Hang out
to dry.
Even when your film is developed you still have to enlarge it
onto a photographic paper. There are machines, which help you
focus the picture just in case the photo you took was out of focus.
Also if you want to add or take away lights there are strips of
filters you can use. They darken or lighten your picture, which
adds a good effect. Also if you want to add another effect you
can just take a picture with photo paper. Find things you think
would look nice as a background. Lay them on the paper and switch
on the lights then quickly turn it off. Develop the paper and
you will have white imprints of whatever you laid on the paper.
In the dark
room you are not just developing a photo but also creating a self-expression
of you or the person you took in a photo.
 
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