Film Development on Lomography

Film Development
written by ipdegirl on October 5th, 2008 , 3 comments (1 vote)

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self, developed, black, white, film, buckled, mistakes, and spots

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I’ve started developing my own black & white film lately and am still getting the hang of loading it onto the reels correctly. The first few rolls were disastrous but I’ve gotten better since and have even gotten some cool effects from my mistakes.

So, if your film is accidentally buckled on the reel and gets a little mangled, no worries! It often comes out really neat with a white spot and a bluish tint around the edges. It may just inspire you to be ‘not-so-perfect’ everytime you develop the film yourself.

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3 comments

by champi
about 1 year ago
That's true, mistakes can create some strange effects!! I got once (not even on a film of mine) funny bubbles on a side of the film, probably because I did a mistake preparing the solutions and didn't put enough liquid in the tank... The results were quite fun though!!
by agrimony
about 1 year ago
i like this! i developed some of my b&w films too and i am always very excited to not make any mistakes. but when i see your shots i wished i did!
by makeyuu
about 1 year ago
happened to me too! And that blue spot destroyed the best picture on that roll!!

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