Film

How Film is Constructed

Black and white paper is what we call “orthochromatic” which is basically a fancy word for “red blind.” This is why you can print black and white in a darkroom with the redlight on, allowing for minimal vision, whereas when printing color you must remain in total darkness. Most

black and white film today is panchromatic, which means it is sensitive to all colors of the visible light spectrum. The layer composition of black and white film is simpler:

Film ISO and Uses

Developers, Times and Temperatures

Film Grain

How Black and White Film sees Colors

Chemicals & Equipment for Developing

Developing Tank

What you need to develop film

Negative Strip

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Contact Sheet

Test Strip for Contact Sheet

Test Strip for Enlargements