I always fascinate with the world of black and white… It change the entire perspective/view allot just because of the zone system instead of language of colors.

Instead of piling my film and develop later… I decide to develop some of it since I already mix the chemical.
Just afraid that the chemical “keluar angin”.. If keluar angin I cannot use it to develop and I have to get freakin new one.

400 T-Max is my best friend.

Still waiting for Lucky 100 Film thou. I wonder when it will arrive.. hopefully this friday *cross finger*.

Image below is the stuff you need for developing a roll of film. But my tank developer can fit 2 35mm films.
The bottle on the upper left is the 3 main chemical you need to develop one by one.
Developer (depends what kind of film how many minutes you need to agitate) – Stop Bath (is to stop the chemical developing after you finish agitate with the Developer, I hate Stop bath because of the smell!).
The last one is Fixer (agitate at least 3-5mins so that the film chemical will remove the unexposed from the silver plates).

Stuffs

Another important things you need to have is Scissors and Thermometer.

Thermometer to check the chemical temperature.

You need to keep the temperature consistent around 19-21 degree celcius all the time.

After ready everything in 1 room.. I organize the tank developer infront of me before I switch off the light.

Tank Developer

And I use the can opener to open my film (in the darkness).

That’s how I open it.. (In total darkness, the image above is just a demo).

Don’t forget to wear gloves before you start developing with the chemicals.

For your safety.

Last time one of the chemical got into my eyes during the agitating process. The next day I got Red Eye for 2 months, so please don’t be Rambo lar ahh!! haha

After everything done in 15-30mins. I can open the Tank Developer and cleanse with pure water for 15mins before take it out.

After The develop.

After finish cleaning the film with water, you can use smooth sponge to wipe all the remaining water on the film and hang it to dry for 1 hour+.

The Developed film and Sponge Bob. haha

After everything done.. The last step is to hang it on the dry and humid place before you can cut the film and arrange in 1 file folder.

The Film

My friend ask me will I continue shooting black and white film back home after graduation.
My answer is definately Yes….

Thanks to the Internet technology.. I can buy Lucky 100 or T-Max 400 and also the chemical on the webbie.

I might open a small studio thou and maybe a small classes for those who interested in general photography beside the photo shoot and camera part.
Am willing to share the culture and the history *ok i sounds like Hippie*.. If my plan is work out when I get back after graduation.

So guys.. What do ya think?

-peace bebeh and one love-

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Black and White , Chemical , Develop , photography , 黑白

Film, Life, Melbourne 1 Comment July 7th, 2009