Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-03-08
Practical Photography

There will be no indication of picture there.
The white, waxen surface will be as free from
any mark as when You took it from the oox.
Lay it in the tray, with the film side up
and pour your developer, with a howing 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 will have spots on your
negative, Rock the tray gently to and fro,
SO that the developer will flow backward ana
forward over the plate. In few seconds
you will observe dark shadow stealing over
the plate. You can raise your shutter now
and watch, by the red light, the further pro,
cess of the development. The shadow VIII
the picture will appear. The rocking should
be kept up until you can. see all the 1e,ie &c
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 de
velopment is progressing The developer Is
apt to stain ones fingers, and il you object
to this, there are two little conveniences py
which you can avoid it. There Is thimple
with 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 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.
1t viii take some little experience TO know
lust 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
it thoroughly again, and then put u IN the
fxing bath 1t should lie in this bath. till
- has diSaDDParPd from
the back Of the negative. Even after YOU
think this has been done, it Is better 10 iet
it lie a little longer, as. ii it is not Thoroughly
fixed, brownish stains will appear after aWniie:
After the negative is in the fixing, bath, you
can admit weak light to your dark room
IL YOU wish, and there will not be any danger
After Il is thoroughly fixed, it must be put
in running water and allowed 70 wash 10, a.
least AN hour. If you have not running wa
ter. il must be put in a pail OF clean WAFER
and allowed to lie there for Wnne, anu
then the water must be changed and the mega
tive replaced. As many as twelve enahseS
of water are required TO WASH y aa' ;g;sbed
the negative must be put away 10 oIy.
takes about twelve hours to dry .neRa.,vc,
and if you attempt to print before Is u,s,
you will spoil your negative as w sh r q iTs
b not put the negative in the sun or near ei
a stove to dry This will only melt inc MN h
and spoil your work A dry. cool AIR is the
best for drying. r ,.
If Won are in haste to get proof OF your
p;cture, however, there is one way IN WHICH
Won can expedite matters safely; Tut yoqqr
yneoative into fiat dish with the him sac
mn and pour alcohol over it. When the psaIe
Is covered with alcohol, flow it back ana ior.h
bv rocking the tray, as you did wnen you
we're W. developing the negative. After tne
p ai has been in the dish about five five min, min.
pptes nour off the alcohol and stand the mega
tive M on its side to dry. 1t VIII genefaAy
he ready to print in two, hours AFTER yoa
are snre that it is quite dry. stand 1t IN Sne
ss,n for few moments to let any posspie
moisture evaporate: II, -. -
The negatives, when drying, should rest r on
their sides. with the film sides outward. Inc
sIum bath can be returned to the bottle wnen
Won have finished using it, as can also the NIX,
Inc bath. You can use this latter bath several
times before its strength is exhausted, ano
, s,,eI need not renew il tin you find that It is
falling to do its work well.
The next process with a professional pno-
toorapher is vanishing, but this is quite I'M
Necessary for amateurs, as a hundred prints
can be made from the negative, II ordinary
care ia taken. without injuring 1T at all
The next process that we shall study IS
PRINTING from the developed plate.