Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-08
Practical Photography

There will be no indication of picture there.
The white, waxen surface will be as free IRON
any mark as when you took it from the box.
Lay it in the tray, with the film side up,
and pour your developer, with a flowing. mo
ton, over it. Be sure that every part OF the
plate is covered with the developer at once,
as, if it is not, you win have spots on your
so that the developer will acw backward and
forward over the plate. In few, seconos
you will observe dark shadow stealing over
the plate: You can raise your shutter now
and watch, by the red light, the further pr9,,,
cess of the development. The shadow will
extend all over the plate and the, outlines OF
the. picture will appear. The rocking shouid
be kept up until you can see all the llule de-
tails of the picture plainly-the leaves IN the
foliage, the shadows, and the bark on the
trees.
You can lift the plate up occasionally, and
hold it before the light to see how the dc
velopment is progressing. The developer is
apt to stain ones fingers, and II you object
to this, there are two little conseniences by
which you can avoid it. There Is a thimble
with a pointed piece of metal soldered to it,
by which you can lift up the plate from the
developing tray without getting your fingers
in the liquid. Besides this, there is a con
trivance called negative clasp, by which
you can lift the negative and hold 1t up to
the light without getting any of the developer
on your hands.
It will take some little experience to know
just when the right development has been
attained. The nearest rule is to take the
plate out of the developer when you can dis
tinguish the details.
The next step is to wash it thoroughly IN
the running water. or in changes of other
water. Then place it in the alum bath and
let it remain there for five minutes; Wash
IL thoroughly again, and then put It IN the
fixing bath. Il should lie in this bath till
every trace of whiteness has disappeared from
the back Of the negative. Even after you
think this has been done. it Is better 10 iet
it lie little longer, as. It it is not thorouEny
fixed, brownish stains will appear after awhne.
After the negative is in the fixing, bath, you
can admit weak light to your dark room
II Won WISH and there will not be any danger
of spelling your picture ,,t
After it is thoroughly. fixed, IT must De pus
in running water and allowed to wash tof AZ
least an hour If you have not running va
ter It must be put in pail OF clean water,
and allowed to lie there for whne, ana
then the water must be changed and the nesa-
tive replaced. As many as twcive eianseS
Of water are required to wash 1t enough:
When the washing process has been i,hisiiea,
The NEGATIVE must be put away to dry. II
takes about twelve hours to dry negh.Iive'
and if you attempt to print before /" II w..
YOU will spoil your negative as wen as your
1oner as The latter will stick to the negative.
6o not put the negative in the sun or n ei
stove to dry. This will only melt the MIN
and spoil your work. A ory, cooi All - VIZ
best for drying. e ,,,.
II YOU are in haste to get proof OF your
n;cture. however, there is one way IN winch
yyou can expedite matters safely; rus your
negatiye into a fat dish with the MIN sac
mn and pour alcohol over it. When the psaIe
Is covered with alcohol, flow it back ana forsh
bv rocking the tray, as You did W hn y1a
were w developing the negative. After the
,late has been in the dish about i've MN
,,tes pour off the alcohol and stand the mega
five tive IN ON its side to dry. 1t viii generatiy
he ready to print in two hours. After you
o or snre that it is quite dry, stand it In the
srn for a few moments to let any possoie
moisture evaporate.
The negatives, when drying, should rest ,,, on
their sides. with the film sides outward. Inc
slnm bath can be returned to the bottle waen
Won have finished using it, as can also the NIX,
mo hath. You can use this latter bath several
times before its strength is exhausted, ana
v vrMeI need not renew it till you find that It is
ss;j;ng to do its work we'll
The next process with a professional Pho
toerapher is vanishing, but this Is quite IN
necessary for amateurs, as a hundred prints
can he made from the negative, II ordinary
care is taken. without injuring it at all. :
The next process that we shall study IS
printing from the developed plate