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I've been deving some bw film at home, but on one of my negatives there are a lot of little white spots everywhere.

Why has this happened, how can I prevent it from happening again, and how can I fix it?

My scanner does not have a clean option, so it's probably fix one by one in photoshop.

Thank you! Any advice is much appreciated.

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    Looks like dust. How clean is your dev environment from the change bag through to the drying rack? Specifically with drying, is it done in a clean place with no airflow or only cleaned airflow?
    – OnBreak.
    Aug 19, 2018 at 18:57
  • there could be a slight airflow. they dry next to a window which could have been left open for this set of negatives
    – plyck
    Aug 20, 2018 at 19:42
  • Windows are always drafty. If you have no dedicated place, then try using a seldom used closet and, once hung up, make sure not to open the door for ~a day. Make sure any AC/Heating vents in the room are also closed. No airflow is better than non-filtered air.
    – OnBreak.
    Aug 20, 2018 at 21:12

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It's been many years since I've done film developing, but I remember two likely culprits:

  1. Air bubbles from improper agitation. Generally these are very roundish.

  2. Minerals from hard water. These tend to be angular shapes.

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  • could be improper agitation or drying, as I believe the water in my area is soft
    – plyck
    Aug 20, 2018 at 19:45
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Since you note:

they dry next to a window which could have been left open for this set of negatives

As Hueco explains (1, 2):

Looks like dust. How clean is your dev environment from the change bag through to the drying rack? Specifically with drying, is it done in a clean place with no airflow or only cleaned airflow?

Windows are always drafty. If you have no dedicated place, then try using a seldom used closet and, once hung up, make sure not to open the door for ~a day. Make sure any AC/Heating vents in the room are also closed. No airflow is better than non-filtered air.

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