Why not shoot film? "I have to send it off to get developed and it takes to long for me to see my photos." WRONG!!! If you are taking the time to shoot film you might as well develop it. It isn't that hard, in fact it is pretty easy. There are a number of tutorials on the internet, including videos on YouTube and they do a much better job of teaching than I do.
My choice, and there are a lot of them, for developer is Kodak HC-110. You can mix it straight from concentrate and it keeps well.
Other chemicals that are used are, a chemical stop bath, fixer, hypo clearing agent and a final wash/wetting agent. These are all readily available from several suppliers or local sources. Notice I store my chemicals in used Iced Tea containers. No need to spend extra money.
The actual developing and processing is all done inside a light sealed tank. They are super easy to use once you master the task of loading film onto reals in the dark. A little practice is required. Try it first with a discarded film and you will get the hang of it.
Finished product. A black and white negative ready for scanning or printing. It really is that simple, just follow the right steps and you can do it too.
P.S. All the photos used in this entry were shot on color film and home processed. Once you master black and white processing color film can be processed too.
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