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Development by Inspection
You have to take a lot of bad images to realize what’s good. But, if there is one piece of advice I would like to give photographers, all photographers, it’s this: Keep it simple.
-Ryuijie Douglas
Although it is apparent that the development of film by time and temperature is here to stay, this was not always the case. Even after the discovery of time and temperature development, development by inspection remained the method of choice for most professionals well into the 1930s. The reason was that many photographers learned their craft using material that was hand-coated or manufactured under loose tolerances and its sensitivity varied greatly. In order to ensure usable negatives, photographers had to develop ...
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