Supplies for Black & White Photo Development

Video Transcript

"Hi! This is Brian on behalf of expertvillage.com. Before we begin developing our film it’s a good idea just to make sure we’ve got everything we need cause once you get started you’re not going to be able to stop the process and you risk damaging your film. As I said previously make sure you have your developer and your fixer those are the two most important chemicals that you have for the process, make sure you have your small tank, a funnel or two and then some containers to mix the chemicals into, it’s a good idea to have a graduated cylinder to properly measure out the different amounts. Some type of hypo clearing solution is also a very good idea, it helps sheet the water off of the film as it’s drying and prevents water spotting, if you’re in a pinch you don’t have to use the special solution you can actually substitute just a half of drop of any dishwasher or rather dish soap into your small tank and agitate it to mix it in and that makes a great substitute if you’re in a pinch like I said. An eyedropper to measure out the amount of hypo clearing solution we need, thermometer this is very important because of the times we need to develop our film will vary depending on what temperature our solution is at, so we need to be able to accurately determine what that is. I’ve also got a digital meat thermometer here, you can use either one that you like the nice advantage to this one here is if you’re using it in a dark room the face glows so you can see what the temperature your solution is in the dark. Another important thing to have is your film temperature conversion guides, now this gives you an idea as to what the developing time needs to be depending on what the temperature of your solution is. Another very important thing to consider also is the use of distilled water in all your solutions as you can see here, distilled water does not contain minerals which will interfere with the developing chemicals inside your chemistry and also help the film dry without water spots."