Developing my first roll of film.

[relyt]

Hello, I'm new to film, just picked up an M6 a couple moths ago. I developed a few expired rolls of colour film to test it out, but since I had to send away the film to get developed, it just wasn't cost effective. Since then I have decided to shoot black and white so that I can develop at home.

Well, I developed my first roll of film yesterday. Nothing fancy, just some shots around the house. I was really happy with how it turned out as I was nervous that I would screw it up.

Can't wait to develop some more! It was really exciting seeing the negatives for the first time 🙂.

Film is HP5+ @ 1600, developed with DDX for 13min @ 20C, scanned with Epson V550.

 

[David Hughes]

Didn't you do well; it's a great feeling isn't it?

Regards, David

 

[AZPhotog]

Really nice job, Relyt. On my way to doing the same; you have encouraged me.

Your pics look perfectly exposed, too.

 

[Steve M.]

I'm confused. If you developed a few expired rolls of colour film to test it out, but had to send it away to get it developed??? Did you perhaps mean that you shot a few rolls of expired film?

My first rolls didn't look anywhere near that good.

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

Looks great!

 

[relyt]

I'm confused. If you developed a few expired rolls of colour film to test it out, but had to send it away to get it developed??? Did you perhaps mean that you shot a few rolls of expired film?

Yes, I shot a few rolls of expired film that I got from a friend but its too expensive for me to develop colour film here because I live in a remote area.



thanks everyone for the kind words.

 

[gb hill]

Very well done. If you live in the US & want to develop color film check into getting a C-41 home kit. I just got one & looks easier than B&W. Unlike many b&w chemicals that are one shot C-41 chemicals are reusable. Not recommended but one fellow told me he has developed 56 rolls & still look good. Be sure to scroll down to watch the video.

http://filmphotographyproject.com/store/fpp-c-41-development-kit-1-liter-kit

BTW the film they develop in the video has rim jet because it's motion picture film. Reg color film has no rim jet.

 

[relyt]

Very well done. If you live in the US & want to develop color film check into getting a C-41 home kit. I just got one & looks easier than B&W. Unlike many b&w chemicals that are one shot C-41 chemicals are reusable. Not recommended but one fellow told me he has developed 56 rolls & still look good. Be sure to scroll down to watch the video.

Thanks for the link! I would like to try this out but I live in Canada so I will have to see if they will ship here for a reasonable price.

 

[sara]

Amazing! Hope to see more film shots in the future 🙂

 

[Chromacomaphoto]

Very well done. It's not as hard as you think going in for the first time is it? Now you have opened a Pandora's box, it just gets better. The real secret is not in developing the negs to look nice 'just the once' but in writing down accurate records of everything so that you can pretty much guarantee that you will be able to achieve the same results again, every time you do it.

That's the next thing to do over the next few rolls or so. See if you can get get them all equally well done with consistency.

I bet you feel great now don't you? It's a cool feeling.

 

[relyt]

Developed my second roll of film. Unfortunately it didn't go as smoothly, the roll got jammed as I was loading in the change bag and ruined a few shots.:bang: Still need more practice.😱 I also had a hard time scanning as the film wouldn't lay flat, I was shooting Acros instead of HP5 this time. I'll be switching back to HP5 since I bought a bunch of rolls. Now I'm wishing I had a better scanner... anyway here is a shots from my second roll.

 

[gb hill]

Like the image of the ship. Mistakes are all a part of learning. They will happen. Just wait til you develop a roll & the film is blank & realize the developer is spent😀 Happened to me using the last of a bottle of Rodinal.

If you have a flat bed scanner I've heard of people laying anti newton ring glass over the negs to hold them flat on the scanner bed. But I think your photos look good.