8/3/2019 Darkroom Printing Procedures
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PrintingProcedures
EdwardStapel
ForContactSheets:
1.
Raiseenlargerandfocuslenssothattheareaoflightbeingprojectedislargeenoughtocoveryour8x10paper.
2.
Withenlargeroff,placeyournegativesandteststrip(orpaper)underglass.3.
Closethelensdown3stopsandmakeateststripwith3-secondintervals.4.
Processthestripaccordingtoinstructionsbelow.5.
Underroomlight,lookfortheareaontheteststripwherethefilmssprocketholesstart
todisappear.Thisisyourcorrectexposure.
6.
Makeyourcontactsheetandprocessaccordingtoinstructionsbelow.
ForMakingPrints:
1.
Insertnegativeintonegativecarrierandspraywithcanofair.Insertcarrierintoenlarger.
2.
Turnonenlargerandraiseorlowerenlargerheadtoappropriateheight.Adjusteaselasneeded.
3.
Insertcontrastfilter21/2isconsiderednormalandisagoodplacetostart.4.
Focusimageusinggrainfocuser.5. Stopdown2stops.6.
Makeateststripin3-secondintervalsacrossthesubjectareaoftheprint.7.
Processteststripaccordingtoinstructionsbelow.8.
Viewunderroomlighttodetermineproperexposureandcontrast.9.
Makeyourprintaccordingtotimedeterminedbyteststrip,burningand/ordodgingas
needed.
10.Processyourprintaccordingtoinstructionsbelow.
ProcessingInstructions:Pleasefollowthesestepswhendevelopingyourprints.NotedifferenttimesforRCpaperand
fiber-basepaper.
RCPaper
(minutes)
Fiber-basePaper
(minutes)
Developer 12 23
Stop 30seconds 30seconds
Fixer 3 5
FixerRemover 3 5
Wash 10 15
Inordertobebetterstewardsoftheenvironmentandtohelppreserveoursepticsystemitis
importantthatwewashourprintsresponsibly.Pleaseallowprintstoaccumulateinaholding
trayofwaterinthedarkroom.Whenadozenorsoprintshavecollectedbringthemouttothe
washerandwashthemforthedesignatedtime.
DONOTOPENYOURPAPERINTHECLASSROOM!!!!
ONLYOPENYOURPAPERINTHEDARKROOMWITHTHEORANGESAFE-LIGHTSON!!!!
