M2 (D) Enlarging the Photograph

The process of enlarging a negative-

1. Choose which negative that needs to be enlarged
2. Place the selected negative in the film holder and use the canned air to remove the lint
3. Place firm older in enlarger carrier slot
4. Set aperture by turning it to the full light and then turning it back 2 or 3 clicks
5. Focus the enlarger and look for the grain of film by using a focus tool on photo paper
6. Set enlarger easel to give white border
7. Turn off the enlarger
8. Press timer to expose film for time determined by test strip
9. Develop the photo and then put the photographs through the dryer.

Health and Safety-

• Avoid contact with skin and eyes
• Wash hands after handling and using the chemicals
• Use tongs to transfer photos between trays
• Use red safe light
• Light indicator outside darkroom
• Don’t eat or drink in the darkroom

My first testing strip didn’t go too well as the enlarger wasn’t set at the correct aperture. However, when realising this I changed the aperture to the correct number and my second test strip worked a lot better resulting in my image being exposed correctly and more in focus for 1.4 seconds.

The darker and over exposed photograph enlargement of the church was exposed for 2 seconds which was clearly too dark. The last image was the most successful done for 1.4 seconds as the detail and colour of the church is very clear and in focus.