how do u develop pictures at home?

Answer 1

How To Develop Photos

Answer 2

It would cost you a lot of money...you need a dark room, chemical & chemical trays, photo papers, developer. You are better off buying a digital camera, 10 meg density will do nicely. Olympus is cheap, so is Canon. Get one with bayonet lenses so you can change lenses easily. With your PC and color printer you are all set to print pictures from pocket size to posters. No need for a dark room and messy chemicals.

Answer 3

'where's the magic in that' - if you can't find it, i wouldn't say yer a professional...

Now, there are two ways to do it.

B&W FIlm (easiest and cheapest)

You will need a film processing tank, measuring cup or graduate, Thermometer, your clips or hanger with clothes pins to hang film to dry, bottle opener, and scissors.

You will also need Developer, stop bath, and fixer.

Take your film, scissors, processing tank, and bottle opener into your darkroom. Before turning off the light, lay all these items out so that you will know where they are in the dark. (Remember; there should be no light at all in this room.) You should have practiced loading the film onto the tank spool before you try it in the dark. Once the lights are off, pop the top off the film canister using the bottle opener. Carefully remove the film from the canister, and cut the attached spool off. Proceed to load the film onto the processing tank reel. Take your time, it's easy to panic in the dark especially at first. It sometimes takes a couple of tries to get it on correctly. Going slow will also assure that the film doesn't get out of line on the reel. If it does, it won't develop correctly.

1. Once the film is on the reel, put it in the tank and make sure the lid is replaced securely on the tank. You are now finished working in the dark. The remaining steps can be carried out in light. TIP: if you have difficulty loading the film properly, don't get crazy and turn on the lights!! Load the film into the tank without the reel, cover tightly, and cover it to protect it from light. If I have to do this at home, I bury the tank in the back of the linen closet and close the door before turning on the lights. It gives me a minute to check my reel and clear my head. Turn the lights back off before retrieving the tank and try again. Even pros have trouble loading a reel occasionally. Also, a wet reel is especially hard to load.

2. Your chemicals should be mixed, and at the right temperature. You can set your tank aside and prepare enough developer to fill the tank. I use tap water, and adjust it till it's the right temperature, and then mix my developer. Time, temperature and agitation are crucial for proper development, so take the time to get the temperature right. Generally you will be mixing a small amount of your prepared developer with water. This will go into the tank. Be sure to measure how much liquid your tank will hold, and adjust accordingly. For example; if your tank holds ten ounces of liquid, then you will need to mix enough solution to make ten ounces so that there will be enough to cover the film in the tank.

3. You can now pour in the developer. Be sure you know how much time and agitation is required beforehand. The time that the developer will need to stay in the tank will vary according to the temperature. You also have to agitate every 30 seconds or so, but check the manufactures instructions to make sure. When you pour the developer in make sure to allow for the time that you pour the chemicals in and out of the tank. Start your timer, pour the developer in quickly, tap the tank lightly on a counter top, and start the recommended agitation process. Be sure to strictly adhere to the agitation and time recommendations. Over agitating or too much time in the developer can ruin your negatives.

4. After pouring out the developer, pour in the indicator stop bath, agitate for 30 seconds, and drain. I like to run a little water in the tank and rinse the film for a minute or two before fixing. (DO NOT OPEN THE TANK.) Ideally the water should be the same temperature as the developer. You are now ready to fix the film.

5. Pour in the fixer, and again, follow the manufacturer's instructions regarding time. You usually have to agitate the film during the entire fixing process. After the recommended time, you can inspect and rinse the film. TIP: if the film looks cloudy when you take it out of the fixer, put it back in, and agitate for another 30-40 seconds. That will clear it up. Wash the film for at least 10 minutes after fixing.

6. Hang the film up to allow it to dry. Use a sponge or squeegee to remove excess water. Blow drying is not recommended. Dry your film in a dust free area.

You can purchase an enlarger and easel on ebay for a decent price. Omega produces a nice enlarger at a very reasonable price.

I won't worry about going too much into digital as you asked about developing and not printing

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Going Digital is more Environmentally friendly and as good as film processes and in a few years will be better than film processes. Canon Rebel XTi EOS SLR Digital is a great professional starter Camera. As for a great printer, Epson R2400 would be a great investment. It makes great print equal to film. As long as you shoot in raw format on your camera then your images will be great. I have shot with the Canon rebel XTi and it is a great camera and easy to learn. The Epson is a great printer I have worked with it just today in fact. I am planning on buying one with my tax return in addition to the Canon Rebel and an Apple laptop with photoshop on it.