Developing Pictures YIPPEE

Friday we had classes. Doesn't sound fun, but it's the only Friday we have classes all semester because it's a make-up day for the Monday after Easter Sunday SO that means I had photography! I was really excited to see my negatives that I processed last week, since they'd be dry now. I had a lot to do today - I had to finish processing/developing the rest of my role that was ripped last class, and then print my pictures ah! I hope I'm using the right lingo, my professor doesn't speak much English so I never know exactly what we're doing... At least I know the process if I don't get all the words right. I guess that's all that matters? Perhaps?

I began with the roll that I still needed to do all the chemical stuff to. By using the developer and fixer, you bring the image out in the negatives and then fix it so that it can be viewed in normal light without being exposed. Serafino helped me with my roll since I had to do everything in the dark room. Usually you leave a few of the first frames blank so that you can pull them out of the roll without exposing any pictures. Unfortunetly, since I ripped the film, if I pulled any of it out then it would expose my pictures and they'd all be lost. Boo. I was up for the challenge, though.

first developed picture!!!
HOORAYHOORAY

Luckily we got it on the spiral in the dark with no problem! We developed everything, and it turned out wonderfully. I only lost one picture! Hooray hooray mission accomplished! Now I let those negatives dry and I'll be able to print them on Monday. My negatives that I developed last week were ready to print, but we ran out of big paper to make contact sheets (print little mini pictures of the frames to figure out the lighting times, which pictures you wanted to develop, etc.), so Serafino told us to just practice by choosing a picture we liked from the negative and print it. All of my roll was from Prague, so I was STOKED to see how they'd turn out. One that I was most excited about was a statue we'd seen in front of a church (the church that was so familiar to me - I think I posted about it ). I chose one of the frames I took of that and headed into the dark room.

It's a fun class because Serafino explains everything, but it's hard to understand completely because he goes through it so quickly with not the best English. This makes it exciting though, because everyone remembers different things from the instructions he gives us. So we help eachother out, and try and figure out the process on our own. He'll answer questions if we ask, but learning from experience is way more fun:)

I was in the dark room with Meera and Anna, so we all helped each other figure out how to print them. It was a success! I LOVE MY PHOTO. I took a picture of it with my digital camera and posted it on here, so it's not the exact look of the picture in real life but it's close enough! I can't wait to develop the rest on Monday. Yay only 3 more days!!!