How To: Develop film

Begin by winding the film on a reel in a dark room and place inside the canister with the lid on securely.

1. Mix the film developer and establish the proper developing time:
 Mix the film developer ID11 with equal quantity of water (1:1) - if you are processing one roll of film use 150mls of water and 150mls of developer and if you are processing two rolls mix 250mls with 250mls developer

Take the temperature of the mixed film developer to determine the films processing time

2. Developer:
pour the mixed developer into the canister and agitate for 15 seconds, stop and tap the bottom of the canister and let it sit for 30 seconds to help get rid of any bubbles that may settle on the film whilst agitating.

 - pour the developer down the sink and continue onto next step

3.Stop-bath:
depending on what type of film you are developing -refer to information charts for the quantity of stop-bath needed to add to the canister. Agitate this mix for 30 seconds

4.Fixer:
Pour the subjected amount of fixer for your film into the canister and agitate for 3-5 minutes.

At this stage in the developing process you can lift the film reel out of the canister to inspect the quality. If milky or purple in colour then replace inside the canister and agitate again for 2 minutes

-pour out the mix when finished

5.Hypo-Clear:
pour the hypo-clear mix into the canister and agitate for 2 minutes

the hypo-clearing agent chemically neutralises the residual fixer remaining on the film- water alone won't clear the fixer residue

6. Wash:
place the reel with the film on it into a washing cylinder- wash the film in the cylinder for 5-10 minutes

7. Drying the film:
unravel your film from the reel and wipe the water off it using your fingers. Place the film into a drying cabinet with a peg attached to the bottom to keep it straight.

8. Finished!
Finally cut your dried negatives into strips of 6 and place them into your neg-sheets