Basic Printing:

  • The enlarger projects the image from

    the negative on to the paper.


  • The duration that the enlarger's light

    is left on is called the exposure.


  • Longer exposure times create darker

    prints.
enlarger/exposure
  • A test print is made to discover the

    correct exposure.


  • This print was made in two second

    increments from two seconds to

    ten seconds.


  • The best exposure was judged to be

    eight seconds.
testprint
  • To bring out the image on the photographic

    paper it is bathed in three chemicals:


  • Developer: Makes the image appear.


  • Stop: Removes any developing liquid

    left on the paper.


  • Fixer: Dissolves away any remaining

    light sensitive particles to make the image

    permanent. (Otherwise the print will go grey

    when brought into the daylight.)


  • Lastly the print is washed and left to dry.
finished print


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