Beth Wilson

Developing Your Own Film (by Beth Wilson)

Today we have our first guest post from the amazingly talented photographer Beth Wilson (aka starpixie). She has taken the time to produce what I have to say is a kick ass tutorial to developing your own film!! We hope you enjoy it. Please leave your thanks and questions for her in the comments section and don’t forget to check out her amazing photostream. If you think you have a post or two to contribute to this site please get in touch and give Paul and I a welcome day off!!! – stu

Developing your own film is a lot easier than you may think, and doesn’t require a huge amount of equipment. Here’s a complete list of what you will need:

Film Opener (aka: bottle opener)
Developing Tank
Film Reels
Dark/Changing Bag (unless you’re lucky and have a room that can be made completely dark)
Thermometer
4 x 1-litre bottles to store chemicals in
Clips to hang wet negatives from
Scissors
Stop watch
Funnel
Kitchen Sink