When using chemicals, keep them well away from children of all ages. Chemicals should be stored away from food and drink. Always wash your hands after the use of chemicals and wear a mask if you are sensitive to strong smells or fumes. Seek a doctor’s advice immediately if you have or think you have swallowed chemicals or were splashed in the eyes with it.
Always read the warnings and instructions on the chemical containers before proceeding to use them.
Developing prints should be fun and safe, do not ruin it for yourself and others by being careless. Always be careful when using liquids and electricity in close proximity to one another.
Burning tools are just a piece of card that does not let light through it; it should always be big enough to cover the whole image except the area you want to burn. The technique for using Dodging/ Burning tools is rather simple. It is just a matter of holding the tool above the area you wish to dodge/burn and shake it softly from left to right so there will not be any hard edges left on the image.
Be careful not to over burn areas as they can turn out far too dark and look horrible.
As you can see in the images of the church (shown on the following page), the first image has no sky detail and the left side looks under exposed. I did some more burning on the left side and on the grass, which improved it greatly. The sky in the second image had been burned in far too much and it looks rather ugly to be honest although it is a good example of over enthusiastic burning. The final image has nice tones, and I did some burning on the sky, just enough to bring back some detail without overdoing it.
Of course, you will not be able to see the results of your labours until you develop your paper. This is the slowest part of the process as you really wont know how the final print looks until the whole developing process is complete.instructions on the chemical bottles for correct mixing of them. The developing process is rather simple, as you read for developing the test strip it is the exact same for developing the final print.
1. Expose paper under Enlarger.
2. Move paper to developer bath and keep immersed for at least one minute or up to three minutes, depending on the paper and the chemicals used.
3. Using tongs remove the paper from the developer and place in the stop bath for at least two minutes to be safe.
4. Move the paper with tongs from the stop bath into the fixer, and allow it to fix for 3 to 5 minutes again depending on the paper and chemicals.
5. Remove the paper from the fixer and wash in a bath of water for at least 10 minutes.
6. Hang up to dry, you can use a squeegee but these can damage your print. It can take up to 24 hours for a print to air dry so patience is necessary.
I hope that this will be a useful reference should you decide to do some printing of your own. Remember that you can only develop your own prints under a safelight (infrared). Always check that your papers are safely boxed away in a dark bag before you switch on any other lights. It is safe to expose your paper to infra red light. It is advisable not to have too bright of an IR lamp about 15w should be the absolute max and try to have it in a place where it is no less than 1.5 meters from your developing area.
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