Scouting, Volume 38, Number 2, February 1950 Page: 18
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PRINTING
Their Own
<4^ Most boys know very little about the proc-
v ess through which an ordinary photograph
goes before it is returned by the local drug store.
Actually the processes can be done in a very sim-
ple way, and boys can learn to print their own
pictures.
DO IT BY DENS
You'll want to train your leaders in this process
at the monthly Pack Leaders' meeting. They in
turn, will pass it along to the boys at the first
Den meeting in March.
You'll find it a lot easier to lead a small num-
ber of boys through the printing process than a
large number. For that reason it is recommended
that you teach at your Den meetings.
HOW IT'S DONE
First, the Den Mother, Den Chief or perhaps
the Den Dad, should demonstrate the process to
the boys. They should explain each step as they
do it.
Since most Dens will not have a regular photo-
graphic safe-light, use a candle for this purpose.
Normally a candle will work satisfactorily because
candlelight contains very little of the blue light to
which photographic paper is sensitive. Of course,
you'll want to caution the boys to keep the prints
and photographic paper at least a yard from the
candle.
There is a new photographic paper available
which can be used in daylight. Your local photog-
raphy store can tell you about it. Use of this
paper would be a simplification.
Exposing the Print: For exposing the print you
will need a good negative. Find some dad in your
Pack who can explain how to select a good nega-
tive.
Prepare your room by lighting the candle, and
extinguishing or closing out all light. To begin
the exposure of your print, place on the table a
piece of black paper, cardboard, or wood. Place a
piece of glossy photographic paper, glossy side up,
on the black piece of cardboard. Next, place the
negative, shiny side up on top of the photographic
paper. Finally place a piece of glass on top. Press
the glass down as you expose your print. Now
place a 40 watt electric bulb about 8 inches from
the print and let it shine for about 9 seconds.
Develop Your Exposed Print: Place two saucers
on the table. Mark one with a "D" and one with an
"F" using a waxed pencil or crayon. Fill the
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saucer marked "D" with a developer using a stand-
ard liquid developer, diluting one part developer
with three parts water. In the saucer marked "F"
place a regular acid fixing bath with hardener salts
which may be purchased at any photography store.
Roughly one quart of each solution would be nec-
essary for ten boys. For purposes of simplification
you can omit the usual acid rinse bath. If you use
the special daylight paper, you will require an
acid stop between the fix and the developer steps.
Now you are ready to develop the prints. Of
course, you will have kept them protected from
light since they were exposed. Have each boy
write his name on the back of his print before
placing it in developer.
The next step is to run a test strip through
the developer (see illustration). Once you have
determined the length of time the print should
remain in the developing fluid, allow the boys to
begin to develop their prints, timing them care-
fully. In your tests you may leave the test strip
in the developer anywhere from 30 seconds to
two minutes in order to determine the best time.
Take the print from the developer and place
it in the fixing solution, leaving each print there
for a few minutes. Place all of the prints in a pail
of fixing solution until after your meeting. Then
wash them thoroughly in a large tray changing
the water at least 12 times. Take the prints out
and allow them to dry on paper towels.
The above information was furnished us by the
Editorial Service Bureau of Eastman Kodak Com-
pany.
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