14/09/2010

today we started by taking cameras out to take a few photo's each in our pairs. we then came back to class and we learnt how to make the negatives. it's a very simple process once u get the hang of it. you start by putting everything in a special light proof bag, then putting ur arms in the other end. you use a special tool to open the film case then take the negative out you then rap it around this special circular tool. you put a plastic stick through the circular tool and u put the tool in a special container with the stick pointing up, you then put the lid on and it is safe to take out of the light proof bag. then we have to add a special solution which we leave in there for 7 minutes, every minute u have to tap and shake the container. after that you add another liquid which you have to leave in there for 5 minutes, and shake and tap every 30 seconds. once this was done we had to put our conainer under cold water for 5 minutes. once we had done this whoel process the negatives where save to take out of the container. the negatives where still wet so we dried them using a hair dryer. after lunch it was time to print our photos, but first we had to enlarge them. we done this by puting the negatives in a special vice which would then project the image on a piece of photographic paper. once this was done we had to put the photo in a special tray full of liquid for 4 minutes. then in water for 1 minute. then another liquid for 8 minutes. after this we had to leave it in water for 5 minutes and our photo was done. once i had printed all of my pictures i stuck them into my sketch book.