Complete Guide to Developing Color Film at Home

Everything you need to know about developing color film at home in your kitchen. This process is for C-41 film, the most common color film and it's easier than you may think. #filmphotography
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[@JonathanRansom]

I don't plan on ever developing photos, but I still watched the whole thing.

[@smiffy5467]

A little tip David, don’t rewind your film all the way into the canister when you’ve finished shooting, that way you can cut the leader off and start off the spool in daylight before you put it in the bag (there is enough film to do this before the first frame)… I do all my films like this and never had an issues… After you agitate your tank give it a couple of taps on the work surface to dislodge any micro air bubbles from the film surface.. Great to see this content from your channel. 👍🇬🇧

[@jpalarchio]

So happy to see a video pop up over here. Thanks!

[@tomlavin6546]

I can smell this video. takes me back to the darkroom at college

[@sgsax]

Great no-nonsense tutorial. Thanks for sharing!

[@MCsCreations]

Really interesting process indeed, Dave! 😃 But yeah... Digital photography for me. 😬 Anyway, stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@EthanCarterDesigns]

So awesome, thank you so much for sharing he process! I love my print from the 1990 film!

[@joewhite917]

When I was in high school many years ago, we would process slide film during lunch time. We would process at an elevated temperature. The faster you got started the better, as the toilets flushing before the next class would cause the hot water used to keep the bath temperature would start to fluctuate

[@madroot]

Thanx Dave!

[@MusicAnthropology]

A couple of years ago I developed black and white negatives by scanning them and inverting in photoshop. I tried to scan color negatives and used different gradient maps to make the image correct. I came close but I couldn’t find a gradient map that was perfect. I would like to know what you would recommend.

[@SomethingAboutMaking]

Yeah, it's really hard in photoshop. Really wish they have a "negative" option. I use a plugin called Negative Lab Pro for Lightroom Classic

[@orange-micro-fiber9740]

David, have you seen Technology Connections video on film? It's also good.

[@SomethingAboutMaking]

I have! Love his videos.

[@fantsepants1747]

Is your immersion circulator just sitting on the bottom of the tub, or do you have it attached somehow? I have the same model and always use the brace, but if I can just put it on the bottom of a pot that'd be a game changer.

[@SomethingAboutMaking]

It's clamped to the side and does not sit on the bottom.

[@reforzar]

I miss doing this. I wouldn’t wear gloves because I like the smell of the chemicals 😅

[@tim8767]

Oneth

[@ouroesa]

Instructions unclear. Water boiled at 100deg and wouldn't increase temp.

[@smiffy5467]

He’s American and using Fahrenheit which is 212 degrees boiling point… His water is 38.9 degrees Celsius for all non Americans 😂