| What's in a darkroom? How does a darkroom | | | | black and white. The colorful enlargers are the better |
| present quality images and photos? Well, first | | | | choice. |
| darkrooms are basically replaced now by scanners, | | | | Paper Trays |
| printers; computers, and software programs, | | | | Is what the developer will use to add chemicals for |
| however, darkrooms have equipment. Some of the | | | | producing photos? The photos are dipped into the |
| equipment includes chemicals, safelights, easels, paper | | | | chemicals and wham you are on your way to |
| trays, enlargers, thermometers, tongs, focus | | | | creating a quality image. |
| magnifiers, measuring cylinders, timers, and the like. | | | | Thermometers |
| Darkrooms regardless of digital technology can still | | | | Thermometers keep the chemicals in check, since if |
| deliver quality pictures if the developer knows what | | | | the temperature is not according to developing |
| he/she is doing. Most darkrooms are around 6 feet in | | | | demands, the pictures will not take properly. |
| square inches and in a corner of the room is a table | | | | Focus Magnifiers |
| that holds merely everything a developer will need to | | | | Of course, these tools zoom in on the picture to |
| publish a photo. | | | | make sure everything is in working order while the |
| Most darkrooms demand the least amount of light, | | | | picture is held down flatly on the surface by the |
| and running water, therefore many photographers will | | | | easels. This is like the Zoom features on your |
| employ a home restroom to conduct their developing. | | | | computers or in software programs. |
| The chemical trays are often prearranged in the | | | | Tongs |
| darkroom so that the photographer or developer can | | | | This pick up the pictures, since if you get too much |
| move around the area with little hassle. To achieve | | | | of the chemicals on your skin, you may get fried like |
| the mission, the developer will employ the listed items | | | | bacon. |
| that are found in photography darkrooms, using them | | | | Measuring Cylinders |
| in order, which is not provided in this article. Let's | | | | This tool measures the chemicals dilution levels. |
| review: | | | | Chemicals |
| Easels | | | | You have three times of chemicals in a darkroom, |
| No, I didn't say weasels. Easels are employed during | | | | which includes crystal silver, stop-bath, and fixer. Each |
| exposure, which the tools hold the prints in place, flat | | | | area has its own purpose, yet you must use all three |
| on a surface. | | | | chemicals respectively, otherwise your pictures will |
| Safelights | | | | meet the day of doom. This is sort of like ink in a |
| Safelights often have orange or red light bulbs and | | | | printer, if the inks dot more than sufficiency for |
| produce the least amount of light. Rather the | | | | printing, the photos will appear with low quality. |
| safelights conform to the level of light the paper and | | | | You also want to consider the types of developers |
| print require. This protects the sensitivity of the | | | | on the market, since these will help you to |
| photos in the making. | | | | accomplish a higher quality in photos. |
| Timers | | | | Before you open up a darkroom, make sure you |
| Timers are like oven timers. The photos demand a | | | | understand all that is required to make pictures work. |
| specific time to start and finish the copies; therefore, | | | | You can find valuable information at your local library |
| the timer watch is set accordingly. | | | | or over the Internet. Having it together before |
| Enlargers | | | | getting started is ideal for any one thing you will ever |
| Enlargers are a lamp in a box. The lamp beams | | | | do in life. Remember however, as you start you are |
| sufficient light onto the film, and then to a base are | | | | growing and learning, so take each mistake in stride. |
| by using a lens. You can get enlargers in color or in | | | | |