Kamis, 01 Desember 2016

How Darkroom Equipment And Film Photography Works

By Amy Davis


Photography is just so much fun that it is a hobby and art that people invest on. This have been around for a long time and the equipment has continued and continues to evolve. For those who have tried to take up any sort of art, you would know that any type of hobby would cost some money, especially if you want the best kind of equipment.

These days we have the benefit of using different digital means to produce a picture that can match the quality of that developed in a darkroom. Thank you, technology. But more and more people have been trying to take up more organic ways to go about photo development. Getting the right darkroom equipment and processing images in such a method brings back the novelty of the art.

There are many good reasons that film photography has been making a comeback lately. The reason could be preserving the art itself. With the number of digital software and applications, there would be little need to learn how to manually produce certain filters and effects that you want for certain photos.

Being able to make pictures come out beautifully with out digital help is quite the feat. The act alone takes study, practice and discipline. If you can get to experience this more organic way of processing film, then for sure, there will be better appreciation for the the convenience that image software solutions can offer.

Making your own darkroom can be quite the investment. But think about it, the room can be rented out for other enthusiasts too. Being able to successfully develop film negatives in such conditions should bear that satisfaction only artists who have made their Obra Maestra can have. If you are considering making one, be prepared to shell out some cash.

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.

Four kinds of lighting is needed to setup the perfect darkroom. These would include the safelights, enlarger, white and no lights at all. When you start working with with minimal vision, that is when you would start to appreciate programs such as lightroom. The attention t detail and meticulousness needed for the process can be daunting.

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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