How to Take and Develop Your Own Photos | Szydlo's At Home Science

In this third video on the history of photography, Andrew takes us through the full process of producing a finished photograph with a modern film camera.

Not one to go for the easy route, in this video Andrew uses the rapid approach, used in the 1960s to rush photos to be printed in newspapers for breaking news items like the football results. From taking a photograph, developing the film into negatives, and enlarging this negative to the final print, Andrew shows us the whole process in his usual breakneck speed. A must watch for anyone interested in film photography.

Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
02:24 - The photography process for newspapers in the 1960s
06:07 - Glass plates, plastic film and nitrocellulose
14:00 - A tour of a medium format camera
18:07 - How a photoelectric light meter works
20:08 - Setting up the camera and taking photographs
22:36 - Taking out the film
24:55 - Developing the film
30:57 - Some of Andrew's photographs
35:08 - Returning to developing the film
43:28 - Enlarging the negatives
50:00 - Developing the final enlarged photograph

Andrew Szydlo is a chemist and secondary school teacher at Highgate School, well-loved by pupils and Ri attendees alike. He has given public lectures around the country, been featured on TV shows and has become a popular regular face on our channel.

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