Developing Film

Step 1: Gather Supplies such as chemicals, film and measuring cups.

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Step 2: Open the film canister once you are in the dark room or in the dark bags Mrs.Haynes provides

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Step 3: Take the film out of the canister without making any contact with the film itself.

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Step 4: Load the reel with your film either in the dark room or the dark bag and place the reel inside your light safe tank and close it up.

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Step 5: Know your techniques to equally spread your chemicals through out your film. This includes flipping it FULLY up and down, or doing the 1/4 turn. Don’t forget, empty out your tub before adding a new chemical.

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Step 6: Let your film sit in for about a minute. Then, pour it out and pour in the T-MAX developer. Repeat your agitation process 30 times in 30 seconds, and then, allow your tank to sit for 25 seconds. Agitate again for 5, seconds and allow it to sit for 25 seconds.After doing this for about 7 minutes, pour out and discard the developer.

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Step 7: Pour stop bath and agitate for 30 seconds. Pour out and discard.

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Step 8: Pour in the fixer and complete 3-8 minutes of cycles that consist of 15 one second inversions,and 45 second rests. Once this step is complete, you may open your safe tank and observe your film.

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Step 9: Now, comes the one minute wash. If you took your film out, place it back in the tank and give your negatives a 60 second water wash, then discard the water.

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Step 10: Remove the negatives from their reels and hang them in a clean dust free area. Do not touch the film with dry fingers but dry your film with Mrs.Haynes’ supplies.

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