With digital cameras taking over the market, developing color negative film is becoming a thing of the past.
Digital cameras are everywhere today but some photographers continue to shoot and develop color negative film, preferring the hands-on work and the ability to manipulate the outcome. The C-41 film and developing process is a multiple-step process, mainly dependent on temperature of the chemicals.
Instructions
1. Load the film into a developing tank with a secure lid, working in a light-tight room and in complete darkness. Do not remove film or expose to light until the process is finished.
2. Turn the lights on. Open the pour spout on the tank (it is has a compartment to prevent light from reaching the undeveloped film). Add developer for three minutes at 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Agitate the canister for approximately 30 seconds.
3. Pour out developer and add bleach for four to six minutes at 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Agitate the canister for approximately 30 seconds.
4. Pour out bleach and add warm water, flushing for one minute at 75 to 100 degree Fahrenheit. Agitate the canister for approximately 30 seconds.
5. Add fixer for four minutes at 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Agitate the canister for approximately 30 seconds. Pour out.
6. Wash in warm water for three minutes at 75 to 105 degrees Fahrenheit. You can rinse this way by placing the canister under a running faucet in a deep sink to avoid splashing or with a hose placed in the top of the canister.
7. Wash again in warm water for one minute at 75 to 105 degrees Fahrenheit.
8. Open the container and remove the film strip.
9. Hang film strip to dry on a clothesline with clothespins in a dust-free environment.
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