Cleaned Negatives- First, I checked if it had any smudges, and if it did, I dipped it in Photo Flo and held it there for 15 seconds. And after that I would pat it dry with photo wipes.
Loaded Negative Into Enlarger- I opened the head of the Enlarger and took out the flap that held the negatives and slipped my negative into it.
Focused Image- Using the nobs on the sides, I was able to focus the image. Then, I checked if my image was completely focused by using the little mirror thing to see if the crystals were clear.
Set Aperture- By using the nob under where my negatives were put, I brightened my image as bright as it could go, so that I can see if my focusing is good. After checking my focusing to make sure it was excellent, I lowered the aperture so that I could just barely see it and turn it off.
Made Test Strip- For my test strip, I cut off 1/3 of emulsion paper and placed it under where my image would be shown. Then, I covered 3/4 of the paper and pressed the button for the light to show for 3 second. For the second section, I covered 1/2 of the strip and pressed the button for another second, moved the cover down once more so that it only covered 1/4of the strip and pressed the button for another second. Lastly, I would go through the developing process by dipping the paper in developer, fixer and stopper. After I have developed the image, I brought the picture out to regular light and chose the section with the best image quality.
Made Final Print- After chosing the section that came out best, I went back into the room, grabbed a new paper and placed it where the image would appear and reset the clock to th amount of seconds (in my case, it was 6) that the section I chose was exposed. This would get me the whole image in that quality, the best quality. I then went through the same developing process- dipping the paper in developer, fixer and stopper. After the stopper, I put my image into the washer.
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