Making a Black and White Print

1)Material needed:

Timers

Drying Cabinets

Tongs Or Spatula

Enlargers

Focusing Aids

Safelights

2)Chemicals needed:Developer, Stop Bath, Fixer

Developing the Print

1

Place the exposed print paper in the developer tray. (Time varies by paper type. Resin-coated paper stays in the developer 1 minute, while fiber-based paper stays in for 2 or more minutes.)

2

Take the paper out of the developer with tongs. Let all excess liquid drain off of the paper before placing it in the stop bath tray.

3

Place in stop bath tray, leaving resin-coated paper in the stop bath for 15 seconds and fiber-based paper for 30 seconds.

4

Take paper out of the stop bath and place in fixer for 1 to 2 minutes for resin-coated paper and 2 to 10 minutes for fiber-based paper.

5

Remove from fixer and place in wash for 2 to 5 minutes when using resin-coated paper and 30 to 60 minutes when using fiber-based paper.

6

Take out of wash and place on drying cabinet.

DEFINITIONS:

• EMULSION:A suspension of small globules of one liquid in a second liquid with which the first will not mix

• APERTURE:defines the size of the opening in the lens, which in advanced cameras can be adjusted to control the amount of light reaching the film or digital sensor (CCD or CMOS).

• MASKING EASEL:a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle

• EXPOSURE:the total amount of light allowed to fall on the photographic medium (photographic film or image sensor)

• SAFE LIGHT:a light source suitable for use in a photographic darkroom. It provides illumination without the wavelengths of the light spectrum

• DODGING: decreases the exposure for areas of the print that the photographer wishes to be lighter

• BURNING increases the exposure to areas of the print that should be darker.