CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC COLLEGE, ODOLEWU – IJEBU.

NAME OF TEACHER: OYEWUNMI O.A

WEEK 10

DATE: 2nd MAY 2020

CLASS: SSS 2GREEN

SUBJECT: VISUAL ART

TOPIC: PHOTOGRAPHY (TAKING PICTURE AND DEVELOPING FILM).

CONTENT
TAKING PICTURE
When you take a photography, the light reflected from the object passes through the lens and
forms an image upside down on the light-sensitive film.
Some of the basic steps in taking pictures with the camera are:
1. Positioning the model or arranging the objects.
2. Setting the aperture correctly to weather or environmental condition.
3. Setting the speed to conform to the action been performed by the object or model.
4. Focusing the object to achieve maximum sharpness or optimum focus by adjusting the
lens aperture.
5. Pressing the shutter control for the snap proper.
6. Roll the film forward while getting ready for subsequent snap shots
7. Wind back the film scroll into the pool, open the chamber and retrieve it for processing in
the darkroom.

PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM

Photographic film is a strip or sheet of transparent plastic film base coated on one side a gelatin
emulsion containing microscopically small light sensitive silver halide crystals.
There are several types of photographic film, including:
 1. Print film, when developed, yields transparent negatives with the light and dark areas
and colors (if color film is used) inverted to their respective complementary colors.
This type of film is designed to be printed onto photographic paper, usually by means of an
enlarger but in some cases by contact printing.
2. Colour reversal film produces positive transparencies, also known as diapositives.
Transparencies can be reviewed with the aid of a magnifying loupe and a lightbox. If
mounted in small metal, plastic or cardboard frames for use in a slide projector or slide
viewer they are commonly called slides.
3. Black-and-white reversal film exists but is very uncommon. Conventional black-and-
white negative film can be reversal-processed to produce black-and-white slides, as by
dr5 Chrome. Although kits of chemicals for black-and-white reversal processing may no
longer be available to amateur darkroom enthusiasts, an acid bleaching solution, the only
unusual component which is essential, is easily prepared from scratch. Black-and-white
transparencies may also be produced by printing negatives onto special positive print
film, still available from some specialty photographic supply dealers.

DEVELOPING A FILM

The commonest language for this process is ‘washing’. It is a simple method by which
the roll of film used is made to show the already absorbed images through light. This is
done in a fairly dark room to protect the light sensitive film from being exposed.
The basic materials and steps in developing a film as followings:
i. Developing Tank: Rolls of film are unwound into this enclosure.
ii. Developer: Chemical poured into the developing tank to make the negative image on
the film visible.
iii. ‘Stop’ Acid: Poured into the tank to stop the action of the developer.
iv. The Fixer: Another chemical added to preserve the negative image on the film
v. Clean water in a bowl: To remove the fixer and undeveloped silver.
vi. Hang the film on a line with clips and leave to dry.