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action angle aperture avoid background black and white black-and-white film black-and-white prints blur bulb burning-in chemicals circle of confusion clean close-up color film color slides contrast copying cover dark darken darkroom depth of field developer dilution distance easel effect electronic flash emulsion exposed exposure f-stop ferrotype fill-in film rating film speed filter fixer focal length focus focusing foreground glass guide number highlights hyperfocal distance hypo illumination infrared keep Kodak lens lenses light look marks meter mount move negatives night normal normal lens ounces outdoors overexposed photographers picture-taking portraits possible problem reading rinse roll safelight scene screen shadows sharp sheet shoot shots shutter speed side single-lens reflex camera solution spot stop stop motion subject matter sure surface take pictures tank technique temperature tray Tri-X tripod usually wash