Putting negative into the developer tank in dark room

For those of you who didn't go into the dark room last class to put our negatives into the developer tank, this is what we did.

1. Before turning the light off have all of your items ready so you know where everything is (developer tank, scissors, spiral, roll of film)
2. Turn the lights off, make sure the doors are secured, and no light gets in.
3. Insert negative into spiral, make sure the tabs of the spiral that hold the negative are parallel.
4. Pull out some of the negative
5. Start turning the spiral slowly, make sure you don't force it.
6. Once the film canister is up against the spiral, pull out more of the negative.
7. Turn the spiral once again slowly, and smoothly.
8. Once all the negative is on the spiral, cut the end of the negative off of the film canister, and wind rest of negative onto the spiral.
9. Put the spiral onto the rod that holds it steady in the developing tank.
10. Place into the developing tank.
11. Put cap on and turn to make sure it clicks.
12. Once the cap is on the tank securely allowing no light to enter into it, you can turn the lights back on.

After these steps you are ready to insert the chemicals.


-MARK GLASER