Is it safe to cut the film?

[hopefulphoto]

I work in a portrait studio and we're in the midst of training everyone on how to cut film (including me!)...they're wanting us to tear the film and I've found it super difficult to do. I always used scissors in school and never had issues with developing the film. One of the girls was worried that the silver would come off the emulsion on the film and ruin the exposures.

What's the deal here? Is it safe to use scissors (ie: metal to metal) or just use your fingernails??:dunno:

 

[fatigue]

We used scissors to cut films. We even cut and attached films just to remove bad exposures so that contact prints would look perfect.

 

[catchlights]

I work in a portrait studio and we're in the midst of training everyone on how to cut film (including me!)...they're wanting us to tear the film and I've found it super difficult to do. I always used scissors in school and never had issues with developing the film. One of the girls was worried that the silver would come off the emulsion on the film and ruin the exposures.

What's the deal here? Is it safe to use scissors (ie: metal to metal) or just use your fingernails??:dunno:

what do you mean by cutting the film?
remove the exposed 120 film from the paper to process it?
or cut the processed negative into individual frame for filing?

 

[tucker]

hi hi, it's really a matter of preference
there's no issue or the sort of ripping off the silvers or the emulsion for whichever stage~
I guess it's during the loading for developing? the only pros for ripping off is that you save the hazards of getting by e scissors in e dark~
of course those with elephant hands might just end up rip the entire strip into shrew if they are REALLY not careful?
eitherway nah, I've nvr heard or really seen these cases~ probably only scissor cut.
but nothing more that practice and caution can solve.

as for the after developing, even the labs 'cut', with the machines of course.

so go ahead. just do which ever you preferred.

 

[pai]

if you're talking about cutting the film to detach from the canister after loading onto the reel for developing... i prefer to just tear lor. scissors = one more item to fiddle with in the dark bag...

 

[fatigue]

what do you mean by cutting the film?
remove the exposed 120 film from the paper to process it?
or cut the processed negative into individual frame for filing?

cut the processed negative into individual frame for filing