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Summary: The right mix of chemical is crucial to developing film. Learn how to develop your own film in this free darkroom photography lesson from a professional photographer.
Anthony Maddaloni is a professional photographer from Austin, Texas. A New York native, he moved to Austin 10 years ago after graduating from Purchase College in New York. He has...read more
"So, this is the container that I have my D76 stock solution in. And this is my developer beaker. Important, label all your developer all your beakers with what you're going to put in it. Try not to mix them up. Very, very important. I'm going to pour 12 ounces of developer, into this beaker. And again, I really want to be very exact with this. So, that is straight developer in there. And, what I'm going to do, after I have my developer in, because it's one to one, I'm going to add another 12 ounces of just water. I'm going to take my water, fill it up, and get precisely to the 24. After I have that, take my thermometer, and I'm going to see what the temperature of my chemistry is. And then, I'm going to look at my chart and see how long to develop my film for."
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