Early Work In Photography
A Text-book For Beginners

First Lesson in Development. 35 t will be seen tliat the image loses considerable vigor when the chloride of silver has been fixed out, and nothing left save the image and a thin film of transparent gelatine. Another thing to be borne in mind, too, is this: the resulting picture is to be viewed by transmitted light—that is by light passing through it—not by reflected light, as ordinary pictures, so that we cannot judge accurately of the image as it appears to us while the plate is in the developer. Atwell-fitted Development Sink If we did so, and fixed the plate directly we saw an image upon it, the result would be almost clear glass with barely a trace of an image discernible on it. That is why we must examine tlie plate by allowing light to pass through it. When we have decided that the plate is sufficiently de- veloped, we must rinse it under the tap for about a minute, to free it of all adherent developer, and then place it film upwards in the fixing bath.* The plate may be examined in about five minutes, when the back (or glass side) will be * If an ordinary tray be used. If the trough on page 30 is adopted the plates may be placed film down without injury.