Gonna repost because didn't see there was a new thread, so:

Hi, faggots, long time no see
I set up my lab, but my enlarger's light was REALLY dim, I made one enlargement only because it took me fucking 7 minutes of exposure for the image to show up
So I switched the lightbulb for a 40W one and everything is working fine, but I feel like my blacks aren't really that black in the paper
I don't know if it has anything to do with the light or if I just have to find the right contrast setting
Also I'd like to know what could be causing these weird grey borders
>pic related
I made a tiny enlargement from 35mm film, it's about 3"x4" or something, and I used a piece of glass over the paper to keep it flat
Could this be refraction? Is there a specific type of glass I should be using for this? I just took a piece of glass from a portrait holder, not sure if it's too reflexive

Hi, faggots, long time no see
I set up my lab, but my enlarger's light was REALLY dim, I made one enlargement only because it took me fucking 7 minutes of exposure for the image to show up
So I switched the lightbulb for a 40W one and everything is working fine, but I feel like my blacks aren't really that black in the paper
I don't know if it has anything to do with the light or if I just have to find the right contrast setting
Also I'd like to know what could be causing these weird grey borders
>pic related
I made a tiny enlargement from 35mm film, it's about 3"x4" or something, and I used a piece of glass over the paper to keep it flat
Could this be refraction? Is there a specific type of glass I should be using for this? I just took a piece of glass from a portrait holder, not sure if it's too reflexive