> If you don’t have a ticking clock, you can even play a ticking soundtrack on your phone – just keep the screen facing down. Or you can just buy a metronome,

> If you don’t have a ticking clock, you can even play a ticking soundtrack on your phone – just keep the screen facing down. Or you can just buy a metronome, or get a free metronome for your phone. Set it to 60 or 120 BPM. I use a metronome and a footswitch. The hard part is remembering to count from zero, instead of one. I love working in the darkroom, but I’ve sworn off 35mm and haven’t touched it in years. There is an immense body of knowledge associated with darkroom work. If you are interested, it’s not too hard to find people who will share all their techniques. Everything from tips on how to most quickly find the correct exposure and contrast, to chemical techniques for preserving prints in an archival way. Film gets a bad rap for being slow and