Last night I watched a MAD scientist develop film in the kitchen sink and wondered...will the craZi chemicals affect us...not sure it matters, I've seen brilliance at work!!!
I saw a little tent sitting on the table and thought...how fun we can take the kitties camping! Then I realized this little tent had arms attached, a mini hazmat suit? I soon found out it was a mini dark room where film could be rolled onto the spools for developing. In the photography class I took at UCSD, I always struggled with adjusting to the pitch black darkness, where someone or something could possibly grab me while figuring out by feel how to roll the film the correct way. I got the hang of it I think, took a lot more time than the 3 minutes the MAD scientist took to roll THREE spools. The calculating & mixing of chemicals and knowing what chemicals to use to manually process film is definitely a science. Calculate, mix, develop...and there we have it our black n white negatives from our adventure to Balboa Park hanging from the shower rod. There is a whole lot more to the process but the Scientist made it look super easy and super fun! He had a big ass smile on his face being back in his element after a year and a half! Stay tuned we are one step closer to seeing the finished product... YAY!
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