PHOTOGRAPHIC OUTFIT 13 



PART II 



THE DARK ROOM, DEVELOPING, PRINTING, DOUBLE PRINTING, 

 RETOUCHING, EXPOSURES 



THE DARK ROOM. A comfortable, airy dark 

 room, though not essential to good work, is never- 

 theless highly desirable. Much excellent work is 

 done under the most adverse conditions plates are 

 developed under beds, in bath-rooms, and in all man- 

 ner of places; but that is no reason why, when it is 

 possible, we should not have a room adapted to, and 

 solely for, developing. Such a room need not be 

 large ; four by five feet will do, though it is better 

 for being a little larger. Do not on any account have 

 it in the attic, unless you expect to do all your de- 

 veloping at night. Even then in hot weather you 

 will find it anything but comfortable. The cellar is 

 of all places the most desirable: it is nearly always 

 cool in the summer, and if there is a furnace, it is 

 quite comfortable in the coldest weather. 



To make a temporary and easily constructed dark 

 room, use two thicknesses of red building-paper, 

 supported on a rough but rigid framework. The 

 door may be most easily and safely made by taking 

 three thicknesses of black or red Canton flannel, or 

 some such material, and hanging it so that the edges 

 of the cloth overlap. If the bottom has a wide hem 



