The Smooth Guide to Photography
              How to get started ...
  • Basic Camera Equipment
    • Standard Camera Lenses
    • Equipment and Materials
    • Etiquette
    • Camera Care
    • Picture Elements
  • Health and Safety
    • Responsibilities
    • What the Law Requires
    • Safety in Photography
    • Safety in the Darkroom, Processing Room + Studio
    • First Aid
  • Film
    • Shutter Speeds
    • Aperture
    • Exposure
    • Lighting Conditions
    • Film Processing
  • Black + White Film
    • Developing Times
    • Processing
    • Tank, Spiral + Core
    • In the Darkroom
    • Printing Papers
    • Exposure for Multigrade Paper
    • Assessing Negatives
    • Printing Film
    • Making a Contact Sheet
    • Making a Test Strip
    • Processing the Print
    • Using the Enlarger
    • Film Cropping
    • Burn-In and Dodging
    • Photograms
  • Technical Term Glossary
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    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G - H - I
    • L
    • M - N - O
    • P - R
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    • T - U - V - W
Basic Equipment and Materials
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 MATERIALS                 
  • Film Developer ..................................................
  • Print Developer  ...............................................
  • Stop Bath ...........................................................
  • Fixer .....................................................................
  • Wetting Agent .................................................
  • Printing Paper 
For Developing
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For Developing    ........................   For Printing
For Developing    ........................   For Printing
For Developing
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BASIC EQUIPMENT
  • Developing Tank   .................................................
  • Measure ...................................................................
  • Thermometer  ........................................................
  • Film Clips .................................................................
  • Enlarger ....................................................................
  • Enlarger Easel ........................................................
  • Developing Trays ..................................................
  • Print Tongs ..............................................................
  • Safelight ...................................................................
  • Negative File
For Developing
For Developing   ......................  For Printing
For Developing   ......................  For Printing
For Developing
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......................................................... For Printing
........................................................  For Printing
........................................................  For Printing
........................................................  For Printing


USEFUL ITEMS
  • Stirring Paddles .........................................................
  • Funnel ...........................................................................
  • Force Film Washer ...................................................
  • Film Squeegee ...........................................................
  • Negative Blower Brush ..........................................
  • Enlarger Focus Finder  ............................................
  • Enlarger Timer ...........................................................
  • 10 x Loupe ..................................................................
  • Blackout Blinds .........................................................
For Developing  ..........................  For Printing
For Developing  ..........................  For Printing
For Developing
For Developing  ..........................  For Printing
..........................................................  For Printing
..........................................................  For Printing
..........................................................  For Printing
For Developing
For Developing  ..........................  For Printing

OTHER ITEMS - If affordable
  • Darkroom Papersafe  ..............................................
  • Enlarger Exposure Evaluator  ...............................
  • RC Print Washer .......................................................
  • Negative Drier ............................................................
  • Print Drier  ...................................................................
......................................................  For Printing
......................................................  For Printing
......................................................  For Printing
For Developing
......................................................  For Printing

ACCESSIBILITY AND FONT ADJUSTMENT
SITE MAP
Acknowledgement:  
Tutor:  Peter Perry

These notes are an accumulation of those written by myself - or obtained from the College during the course.
  • Putney Public Library
  • Wandsworth Reference Library
  • Earlsfield Library

​This is not a commercial site.
Polly Healy  - Course Work :  2000
SOUTH THAMES COLLEGE,  LONDON, SW18 2PP
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  • Basic Camera Equipment
    • Standard Camera Lenses
    • Equipment and Materials
    • Etiquette
    • Camera Care
    • Picture Elements
  • Health and Safety
    • Responsibilities
    • What the Law Requires
    • Safety in Photography
    • Safety in the Darkroom, Processing Room + Studio
    • First Aid
  • Film
    • Shutter Speeds
    • Aperture
    • Exposure
    • Lighting Conditions
    • Film Processing
  • Black + White Film
    • Developing Times
    • Processing
    • Tank, Spiral + Core
    • In the Darkroom
    • Printing Papers
    • Exposure for Multigrade Paper
    • Assessing Negatives
    • Printing Film
    • Making a Contact Sheet
    • Making a Test Strip
    • Processing the Print
    • Using the Enlarger
    • Film Cropping
    • Burn-In and Dodging
    • Photograms
  • Technical Term Glossary
    • A
    • B
    • C
    • D
    • E
    • F
    • G - H - I
    • L
    • M - N - O
    • P - R
    • S
    • T - U - V - W