Pretty much every person we meet has been told somewhere that developing black-and-white film at home is reasonable, but that developing colour film is just too tricky. But this is a myth. Developing your own colour film at home is not only completely possible, it is fun and arguably more straightforward than black-and-white.
My second year of shooting film – Part 16 (Read Part 15 here) For about nine months now I have been developing colour film at home, so I thought it was time to share some experiences. But to start with my conclusions: I don’t have a fool-proof strategy yet. My biggest struggle is dealing with …
Experiments in Developing Colour Film At Home: The Chemicals Dilemma – by Aukje Read More
So you have decided to start developing your film. We help a lot of people get set up to process their film at home. It is a good choice – it’s surprisingly simple and can save you huge amounts of money compared to a lab service. You also get the added benefit of handling your film from start to finish, which means you learn a lot more, and you know how it’s done.
Following on from the Parallax review of the Paterson reel system, I thought I would share a few quick tips and a little home made device a use for helping load one. This might not work for everyone, but it works very well for me. First, a few tips around the equipment I use:
