How Does a Darkroom Work?
The Darkroom Setup Each darkroom must fulfill several key factors to become an efficient work space. The room itself should be large enough to comfortably house all equipment, and it must be light tight. When printing black and white negatives, a red or orange safe light may be used. Color negatives must be printed in complete darkness. In addition, the darkroom should be divided into two distinct sections: a dry area (used for enlarging) and a wet area (used for film and paper processing). Film Developing jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a04/bb/2u/a-darkroom-work-2.1-800X800.jpg’); }); A plastic film developing tank To develop film, a darkroom must be equipped with a light-tight area (or a film changing bag), running temperature-controlled water, developing chemicals and a film developing tank. Tanks come in a variety of styles including metal and plastic. The film is loaded onto reels which fit insid
