Solarisation

One of the coolest things you can do in the darkroom is called solarisation. It is a type of effect where the picture is exposed just right so you can see the outline of all your images, but also gives off a dark eerie image.

The process is actually really simple. To start it off, you have to figure out your prints original exposure time. The real complicated part doesn't even start until you reach the chemicals. When your picture first starts to develop in the developer, you must quickly take the image out and expose it under a light for approximately 3 seconds. This causes the photo to keep its original outline, but become considerably darker throughout the details of the picture.

After exposing the photo, you continue the developing process as if it were a regular image. When you are done you get some pretty photographs, that otherwise could of looked bland if just developed regularly.