Sunday, December 4, 2016

Essential Principles On Darkroom Equipment And Set Up

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.

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.

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.

This helps you realize that image development really is no easy feat. Building you own darkroom takes, study, precision and discipline, again, just as all forms of art. Being to practice the post production process in a more organic and rooted way can greatly help you appreciate the making of digital software that help manipulate photos become more convenient.

First you need a water supply. Balancing temperatures is the key to getting the pictures to come out right. While this can be rather expensive, if you are an amateur your would do well to learn how to be attentive to temperatures instead.

Firstly, the place is called darkroom because there has to be no light, to get in the room when working with the film. Even the smallest sliver and exposure to it can ruin the negative. Just as it would happen, if there are no crevices for the light to come in, good ventilation may then be an issue. There is a work around for this and it works a lot like a chimney.

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.

Your everyday white florescent lights are needed obviously to have good vision when it comes to cleaning and inspecting the prints. It would be absurd to stay in the dark the whole time. The white light has been more preferable when compared to incandescent lighting in this case. This is also the same lighting used when looking at the finished product.

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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