Hi, I'm brand new to LF photography, (and anything you develop yourself, for that matter) and need suggestions to maybe remedy a problem I'm having.
I'm trying out the Rockland Tintype kit, and having trouble with fogging on the plates, with only a bare minimum of the shot coming up with development.(shooting with open shutter, and exposure times from a few sec. up to 25sec.)
I'm also a dedicated cheapskate, so pretty sure that the problem lies in my setup.
I have a converted bathroom completely darkened out for a darkroom, and am using a 25 w GE red party bulb for light.
The light is slightly around a corner in the room from where I'm developing, but every plate is white going into the developer, darkens up, then gray's out in the fixer solution.
Any suggestions from anyone else with a similar problem?
Thanks, TMann
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