How to enlarge a black & white photo in the darkroom

Enlarging black and white photos;

1. Firstly chose your negative that you want to print (make sure it is clean, no scratches and no dust on it)
2. Hold the negatives so you can read the numbers, then turn the negative round (not over) so the number is furthest away from you. 
3. Place your negative in the film carrier in to place. 
4. With a lens on full aperture, turn on the enlarger. Place a normal piece of paper on the easel and use the focus finder to focus the image (use the focus on the enlarger to focus the image).
5. Change the aperture back to f8 to increase the sharpness of the image.
6. If the picture looks flat increase the amount of magenta on the enlarger. 
7. Produce a test strip (3 seconds for light photos & 5 seconds for dark photos), develop the test strip as normal.

 

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Sources; http://www.ilfordphoto.com/Webfiles/200629187211322.pdf