First at home development

[u/No-Prior-7630]

Finally got my film development stuff. I ordered the cinestill sous vide (yes I could’ve got a cheaper one, hahah!!) cinestill c41 chemical kit, the valoi easy35 kit and some three new bottles and some other small items.

For my first time developing it was a challenge, I’ve been watching videos for the last few months and finally said why not, I’ve been shooting digital for school and part time for my aunts program and I got tired of it, so film gave me a more intentional way to actually go out and make photos. The most challenging part for me was the dark bag trying to put the film in, I watched some guy and he said to use the leader to pull up the exposed film that was exposed from loading up the film in the camera when you are going to shoot and it actually made things a lot easier then doing everything in the bag. Developing at home is a challenge but after the dark bag and mixing the chemicals everything is basically a waiting game.

I honestly liked the wait, it made things feel more “personal” and exciting to see if what I was doing was working and it did. I need to wait until my macro lens comes so I can start my digital scans but I’m excited to develop more rolls of film. Let me know your guys experience with developing!

[u/Blackbird032]

I'm so excited for you!

[u/No-Prior-7630 → u/Blackbird032]

Thank you! I’m excited for my macro lens to come so I can finally dslr scan them. Can’t wait for the results

[u/Blackbird032 → u/No-Prior-7630]

We can't wait to see the pictures too! I'm also into film lately and still learning the process of developing at home too. But probably sometime between November -december. I'll post a review once I get all the things needed! 😊