Hi John... I'm new at darkroom work, too. There is a bewildering array of films, chems, papers, techniques and equipment that each alter your final image. Sorting it out can be a real chore.
Probably the most helpful advise I've received is to focus on one of each and work from there. For example, D76 is the cornerstone of B&W neg developing. There is a lot known about how it works and a lot of people talking about it on the net. It's easy to get help on it when you get into trouble. This is not always easy to do, because you want to try everything during the discovery phase. One of the most useful references I've seen is _The Film Developing Cookbook_ by Stephen G Anchell and Bill Troop. They include some excellent info on films and developers that I couldn't find elsewhere, as well as a background on film chemistry that offers insight into how the stuff works. t On 2/11/03 5:34 AM, John Daniele wrote: > William, Brendan and Bruce Thanks for the comments I am new at this so I > appreciate the help I am not insulted or ripped in any way. I did my > developing by reading the instructions on the bottle, there seems to be > so many variables between what the negative looks like to how it is > scanned to what monitor it is displayed on. I need to find the time to > take some classes. I have no room for a darkroom set up the film scanner > seems to be the way to go for me right now. More of a collector of > submini cameras Tessina, Minox, and some Robots I had a pentax me a few > years ago and just loved the build and feel so much I also started > collecting these. My life is very hectic 11 hour work days :( so time is > limited in my (bathroom) darkroom I do like to use all of my cameras and > making an image start to finish has been a real thrill. I need to work > less and get a few classes in > But for now I will keep shooting and ask for your comments good, bad, or > otherwise I am sure I will learn something. > > Sincerely, John Daniele >
