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Everything to do with the film development process. From guides on the different types of developers to agitation, edge effects, fixer types, chemical storage, and more!

This is a bottle of Black White and Green B&W film developer on my window sill

How to dispose of film developing chemicals

by Daren

Here are the best solutions for safely disposing of your film developing chemicals. Fixer and most developers must be disposed of properly so that they do not harm the environment.

Which film-developing chemicals can be reused?

by Daren

Here’s where to find out which film developing chemicals can be reused, and how to store and dispose of those that cannot be reused.

What is blix? And does it reduce the quality of color film developing?

by Daren

Blix is a standard chemical for developing color negative film at home using the C41 process. It combines bleach and fix in a single step.

Where is the best place to buy film in Vancouver?

by Daren

Vancouver still has plenty of great options for purchasing and developing film. Here are my personal favourite film photography locations within the lower mainland.

Where’s the best place to buy film in Montreal?

by Daren

Montreal Quebec is the best city in Canada to get into film. Here are the best stores in the city to go find and develop film, and other related services.

How much does temperature control matter when developing film?

by Daren

One of the biggest questions when developing black and white or color film at home is how strict does my temperature control need to be? Here’s the surprising answer.

How long can I wait to develop film? And how to develop decade-old rolls

by Daren

Have you found some rolls of film that have been sitting on your shelf for a couple of years? decades? centuries? Here’s how to develop them.

Film developing chemistry

What are film developers made from?

by Daren

Have you ever wondered what makes film developers work? Find out everything there is to know about film developing chemicals here.

How to calculate film resolutuion

What is the resolution of film? Using crowd-counting techniques to find out

by Daren

Here’s how I found out what the real resolution of film is after developing. Here’s how I used crowd-counting techniques to find out!

Rodinal should be your first black and white film developer: here’s why

by Daren

If you’re new to developing black and white film, you have to try Rodinal. Here’s why this is still the world’s oldest film developer still in production.

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