Minggu, 11 Desember 2016

How Darkroom Equipment And Film Photography Works

By Amy Davis


Photography is an art that has been around for so many years. For top quality results the artist, in this case the photographer needs to have the right equipment. Anyone who has embarked on an artistic effort would know that it equipment are expensive. But these people could not care less, after all it is an investment for the betterment of their craft.

Photography with film are probably the most difficult to do, considering the process for developing the photos are quite tasking. Darkroom equipment are quite pricey if you want the best quality. But even for amateurs it can still cost. The best part is the novelty of the whole process and, of course, the experience.

More vintage way of consuming art is making quite the come back. This may be caused by how people want to feel the genuineness of a certain hobby and experiencing its roots. Image development from film has been so much easier since the start of the computer age. Even now, there are phone applications that can process photos as if they were developed in a dark room.

Looking at the matter as an art, knowing how to develop these pictures without the help of a software takes a lot of skill and discipline. In hindsight, it makes you appreciate the presence of these digital solutions while learning a thing or two about the roots of photography. There are a good number of things that you would need to assemble your own darkroom.

Darkrooms for rent or borrowing may be available but making one, for those who really want to invest on it, can be quite rewarding. Many things need to be noted when it comes building these things. Temperature, light, and ventilation are the main concerns, above everything else. Expect that doing this may cost you some money.

The most obvious reason for this being called a darkroom is how no light should seep in. Now, this could also mean that there would be no fresh air that gets in the room too. Good ventilation is vital for a place like this. A way to do this is to cut a whole from the outside for air to come in from and then cut a hole on the inside. This can be viewed as the same way a chimney works. The brightness may not be able to come in, but air surely does.

Light, in this case has four settings. That would be white light, safelights, enlarger lights and no light at all. The thing with film is that it needs to be processed in a place with zero brightness. Even the smallest amount can destroy the image. Now it is understandable why people would rather work with a software instead.

While, in essence the place is supposed to be dark some forms of lighting is still required. The three most commonly used are safelights, enlargers and white lights. The fourth mode is no light at all. Whitelight is obviously for being able to see the final results for the prints and cleaning up after the mess. Trying to clean up without this vision is plainly absurd.

Safe and enlarger lights are used when working with photographic paper since this needs to be handled with certain colored lights. The enlarger light is a specialized projector that can emphasize the transparency of the photo. Apart from the lighting, as mentioned earlier, temperature needs to be at a certain level. This is preferably at 65 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.




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