كيف نجهز الـغـرفـة الـمـظلمة؟ المصور زافيـن فـارتـان ،مجلة فن التصوير اللبنانية _ ع ٢

How do we prepare the dark room? Together, in this section, we will begin a series of practical lessons on the art of photography, its equipment, necessities, and practical applications, so that amateurs can put their hobby on the correct scientific path and deepen it, so that they can gradually ascend in the path of this interesting art, and then become professional, and then, if they wish, their work will be accurate and accurate. In this first lesson, we will begin by explaining how to prepare the dark room in your home, what it requires, and what it entails in terms of financial costs, so follow with us these useful lessons. The processes of developing the film and showing the image were also included in the advanced technical and artistic development, so that art became its large share of the production process in the world, so that it was considered It is also one of the pioneering and independent arts, just like photography, and for this reason we decided to single out a monthly corner in each issue to inform photographers, both amateurs and professionals. On all new in this concert in the form of lessons in Developing and printing for everyone who wants to produce an image himself, in addition to the art of montage, trocage, photo retouching, preservation and archiving. Achieving this does not require a lot of money or space, as we take into account that the prices of the equipment required to prepare a small dark room are at the lowest possible cost, bearing in mind that you can equip a laboratory room with thousands of pounds to answer all your questions in this regard. The design and implementation of these projects and whatever dilemmas arise with you during the implementation. Its area is about two square metres, although it would be better if it were larger. To have plenty of fresh, running water to wash the pictures in case there is no water inside them, the pictures can be washed in another place e) that the light does not leak into them after turning off the light and closing the door e that it is subject to change, it can be constantly - e that it is equipped with a normal white light and another light Red, that it has the following machines: 1- A machine for printing and enlarging photos measuring 35 mm. 2- A photo cache (optional) 3- . Tank, for developing films

There are several sizes of it, from one film to ten films, and it is available in plastic or metal types, such as stainless steel. . It can also be used in the fixation process without resorting to darkness to light the room and perform the operation A - Red light A number of photo prints - which are plastic containers to be used as films - A thermometer to measure the water temperature, which must exceed 22 degrees Celsius 7 - Tweezers to hold the photos and move them to avoid touching the medicine by hand Developing solution One type can be used for developing films and photos together, and it is available in envelopes containing powder with a capacity of five banners. In liquid form 9- Fixation solution: the same specifications as the acidification solution. 10- Paper tray for printing photos, available in all required sizes of the plastic type. In this way, the photo drying machine is dispensed with, so that the photo can be exposed to air or the sun for one minute to make it dry. There are many tools and accessories (accessories), some of which may be necessary and others that are not, and we have found that it is more appropriate to start gradually and with simple equipment in order to obtain results, after which the laboratory and its many equipments must be developed, and some necessary foundations for work and laboratory cleanliness must be laid. - . How are you? number
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hands are usually either wet or polluted, so it is necessary to resort to paper towels that are thrown away after using them, after we have washed our hands well with soap and water. The room is because it is the biggest enemy of the film. Therefore, all laboratory outlets must be sealed with cardboard and black curtains, and black sticky tapes should be used to seal small outlets and cracks. Chamois leather. A small piece of it is sufficient to wipe the film after washing it to ensure that there are no stains on it. Scissors must be present, and their length should not be less than 15 cm. Gallons number (2) with a capacity of five liters, empty, provided that they are dark in color. One is allocated for dissolving the acidifying solution, and the other for the fixing solution. Wearing old clothes or work clothes, a dryer (blowdryer) to dry films and photos for urgent work, my friend, the photographer, in this way you can complete your pictures yourself according to the artistic method you desire, so follow with us the subsequent lessons. Vartan