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!!!!