This man is a true teacher. His whole being is dedicated to his work and we can see this. Love these videos!!!

The "Don't drink it" part was funny haha.

Way better of a teacher than my photography teacher.

big thank you to you and professor Will Agar. keep film alive, believe in film.

Awesome. Used this video as a precursor to film development for my middle schoolers. Excellent results. Thanks!

Its really nice to hear these instructions from a professor.

Thank you!!! Mr. Agar is great and so fun to work with!! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

Thank you!! We all enjoy his sense of humor!

I haven't done B&W since High School! This brings back memories! Even Professor Agar was just like my instructor. Very informative and fun. The reason I'm watching these videos is to show a friend of mine why digital SLR cameras have all these settings like ISO, fStop, speed, etc. He has no idea what it took to make a photo manually. Effects like Dodge and Burn were all done by hand in the dark room. Thanks for posting these videos :-)

Thank you! His classes at North Hennepin fill fast!! Professor Agar has been using film for YEARS and prefers it over digital!

Thank you for keeping the tradition alive...

He seems like the kind of teacher I'd enjoy having. :) Appreciate these instructions! I'm currently writing a subject on differences between traditional film photography and digital photography, and this helped a lot ^^ Made a fine reminder for how the process went, when I did this exact same thing in high school! :)

I learned how to develop and print film with these videos!

Thank you--I'm glad you liked it!! He is a cool guy and a great photographer!!

@Dan Will Thank you!! In answer to your question, as long as your hands are reasonably clean you should have no problem. Good luck!!

Thank you! He is a great teacher and so very funny! Glad you liked it!!

I LOVE YOU THANK YOU. You made it feel less stressful, the teacher I have didn't clearly describe each step and left us with stack of heavily detailed papers to learn from and then asked for us to process our film anytime of the week. Thanks again, you really made this easy breezy and sound nothing like complex but much like a fun gentle experience.

Thanks for sharing! This is like the 5th time watching these videos and i learn something new every time.

he is just such a sweetheart lol

fuseman911 Thank you for your kind words about "Developing Film"!!!

That working space is awesome! Very informative and well done video! Thanks for you time!

These videos are excellent. Thanks for taking the time to make them!

I'm working on a book with a photographer protagonist - thanks so much for these video's, they have helped me enormously!

Thank you!! More coming...

I used to whack the protruding end of the spool of the cassette on the counter to push the cap off the other end, and if that didn't work, I'd use a bottle opener. The bottle opener method would usually bend the end cap and make the cassette unuseable for re-loading. Cutting my negatives into six strips of six allowed me to make a contact print of all 36 frames on one sheet of 8 X 10 paper. A newer version of the Patterson proof printer which I used to use is still available at Adorama.

I love this guy! he makes it look so easy

Thank God I live in the digital age. Just take a picture and get the final outcome instantly, brilliant!

These videos are wonderful!

Dylan Barnes Thank you!! I'm glad you were able to use it for your class!

I prefer the convenience (and ease) of digital, but I cannot give up my old camera, a Minolta 7000i. When I used it on purpose (instead of as a point and shoot), I got excellent results. I especially love the ones I developed myself :)

When I was in middle school decades ago, the photography teacher (Mr. Truman) has us keep the film on the reel after a dunk in the PhotoFlo, and wave it through the air until you couldn't feel any more drops of water on your other hand. It's the method I still use to this day.

***** The way he agitates the tank is the best way to keep the film covered with “fresh” solution. Developing chemicals become “exhausted” shortly after being in contact with the film (a part of the developing process). Properly agitating the tank is very important to getting great results. Under agitating usually yields less contrast, while over agitating tends to increase the contrast, but could also damage the film. The invertible tank he uses does not come with a part like that. There are other types of tanks-some you slide back and forth or some with a handle to turn. Inverting the tank as Professor Agar does causes some of the liquid to escape, but not much. Good luck to you!!

I’m taking a print photography class and this saved my life. My professor is an adjunct professor who seems to not understand I need help and have ruined a roll of film. This video saved my grade!

Best description ever

Thank you so much video is clear and to the point and made me smile and feel like I can totally do this at home. You rock!

Love this instructor!

Nice video, thank you! I've been working on agitation technique and the demonstration was great.

This teacher is very funny and interesting. I wish I had him as my instructor!! Good video

Absolutely fantastic. This made me want to build my own little darkroom etc. Cool stuff! Thanks.

Thank you so much for this! I finally moved somewhere where there is a public darkroom and I'm able to develop my own film again. Unfortunately, it has been YEARS since I was able to do so, so this is very, very helpful.

The first ever guy to come up with this.

i watch this video like every year! Im ready to get in to developing at home!

Me: Wears gloves, tries to work as clean as possible, doesn't dispose chemicals to the sink... Will Agar: hold my rodinal

Nice I had no idea how this process worked.

I love him! This was very helpful! Thanks for posting!

You are too funny. Excellent presentation. I love your attention to detail. I feel like I can do this. You are a great teacher. Thank you very much for posting this! Excellent!

Just like our school back in the 70’s! Thanks!

if only i had had a teacher like will ours in the uk did not do photography it did not stop me having a life long interest though keep up the good work

I was about to say that you could load the film with the light on but then I remembered back in my high school photography class we loaded it in a special black bag. We were in normal light but we had to do it with our hands and the supplies in the bag. It was quite a process, however it was nice working with your work like that.

Wonderful lesson, great teacher. I just ordered my chemicals today and I am ready to develop some b&w. Thank you for this easy to understand and fun video.

Thank you for this video! Makes the process so clear and easy to follow. Cheers

May I suggest extracting the leader in the light, using a device which may still be available, then cutting the corners off in the light. You may then locate the leader in the spool, turn the light off and then pull the cassette down. This will enable you to load using the ratchet without the film coiling up. Pull the cassette down again as it gets to the spool.When fully loaded you cut the cassette away from the spool quite easily. This also works if you are using a centre loading spool though this takes a lighter touch. I also used to check the dev temp and stand the tank in a bowl of warm or cool water depending in which direction I needed to nudge the temp. Also agitate every 30 secs to increase contrast. I just checked - you can still buy a film leader extractor. If I am going on a bit I apologise but these videos are bringing it all back to me. I really need to get all this gear back again. I started as a kid in the 1960's and printed my last in the late 90's. I was pro by then but colour was replacing B&W and, of course, digital came not long after. There's a lot of nostalgia in this for me. All the best Jon

This is a great video and it will help me a lot. I love film photography and now i have the confidence to try developing myself. Thanks for the video and I hope you got an A in the class :)

This man is amazing I learned so much

awesome vid! can't wait to start shooting film

This video was incredibly helpful! Thanks!

I had no idea John Lithgow was into photography! (I did not read all the comments, please let me know what number “Lithgow” reference my comment was) Great presentation. I was a B&W hobbyist back in 1968.

Excelente. Muy interesante muy sencillo de seguir.

@TVJustJack Very sorry for the late reply--KZfaq used to email me with comments and they haven't been! The answer to your question is: When film is wet, with clean hands, make sure you handle the film on its edges and as little as possible until it is dry. It is best to air-dry it overnight. I'm sorry for the confusion and hope you've been developing your film with no problems! Good luck to you!

Gracias caayero, you save our lives, gracias gracias muchas gracias, from Chile with love 😘😘😘💜

I loved this!! watching on my lunch break :)

Thank you for this video it really helps. My professor explained it in such a complicated way :/ But now it makes sense, so thank you so much! :)

Professor Agar does like this camera--especially the large view finder.

This professor is awesome! :) Helped so much! Thank you

Seems like one fun professor, thanks for this. I never did a photography study but he would make it fun as hell I guess. About to develop my first film next week or so. Excited.

Thank you for your kind words!!! Epic?!! Thank you!!!!

This guy has a way better personality than my B&W photography teacher.

This video was very helpful for my girlfriend an I. We just started a lab and develop our film and others' at home. Love ya. Gracias caallero.

This guy is awesome! Love all the videos. Wish I was closer, I would take his class...

I haven't developed since my freshman year, I'm a little rusty but this video helped out a lot film came out great :)

Elainiel Baldwin You have to be in complete darkness--you cannot see your hands when loading film onto the reel!! If you don't want to be in total darkness, you can get a black bag specially made to use when loading film. Your hands, film, reel, and tank go in the bag. You won't see what your hands are doing, but you will be able to SEE. There is another kind of film you can use that can be loaded while using a red safe light--it is called orthochromatic. "Orthochromatic photography refers to a photographic emulsion that is sensitive to only blue and green light, and thus can be processed with a red safelight. The increased blue sensitivity causes blue objects to appear lighter and red ones darker" (from Wikipedia). Ilford makes orthochromatic film.

This was very informative AND funny! :) learned a lot, thanks for the upload!

Great information. Thanks

Wow great instructor and great facility! I wish the darkroom I used when I was in school looked as nice as that. Great video!

DoeDoeJohn Thank you for your prompt reply about touching the film. For some reason, KZfaq is not informing me of comments. I've checked my settings and they seem to be set right.... Thank you for helping out!!!

Such a great guy ! Thank you for this ! Enjoyed it so much !

Great Video! Super helpful and informative!

Brilliant! You are quite the entertainer.

¡¡Muchas gracias!!

Thank you!! Mr. Agar is an excellent instructor--he makes learning fun while inspiring his students to fall in love with film photography!!

Thank you!!!

I would love to be his pupil. This was highly entertaining I never knew there were so many steps.

So So rad!!! I have just started studying photography and am soon amped to start with film!! Thanks for the cool videos:)

I already love this funny man

Tim Gunn’s doppelgänger has spoken. Brilliant video.

We used a can opener to open the 35mm film many years ago.

Thanks!!!!

I always liked the Olympus as the view finder was really big! w

Very helpful videos

loved the video, I just wanna leave another tip for beginners when loading the film on the real! wen rewinding the film in the camera, don't rewind it all the way in the canister live the leader (the little bit of the film when it is new) and just fold it over a bit so that you know it's used, that makes it easier to load the film on the roll since you can begin to load it in the light. But only the first bit! that's what i do and it saves me a lot of time

Facinating.

***** Any good film cleaner can be used. Professor Agar likes the Edwals brand :) Thanks for watching!

This was so helpful! He's so much nicer than my professor lol wish he was my teacher!

Thanks for watching, madeline odonnell !!

You and your videos are awsome! Thank you for the epic video! x)

Good tutorial, the only thing we used to do differently was leave the film spool on when loading the spiral, that way it didn't curl up on you.

Cool video, very informative and great technique

This is great!

I need an ASMR version of this lesson :3

He seems like a really awesome professor, way better than mine. Great video though !