How to Print B&W Photographs in a Darkroom

Step 10 Print the Photo

Finally - The moment you've been waiting for! You're ready to make your first print.

• Set your f-stop to the smallest aperture (you'll get the best quality this way)
• Insert a full piece of paper into the easel
• Set the timer to the time that you picked from your test strip.
• Turn on the timer and allow the paper to be exposed
• Process the paper through the chemicals (more on this in the next step)
• Don't move anything on the enlarger until you've gone out and seen the picture in normal light (after it's been fixed), just in case there's something about it you don't like.