I first put the photo into the developer for 1 minute. Then our next step is putting the photo into the stop bath for about 30 seconds. From there we are halfway done. The next step is putting the photo in the fixer for 5 minutes. After the 5 minutes are up our last step is putting the photo into the holding bath for however long you need for me. 30 seconds is great. Then we put them up to dry for some time. Overall I really enjoy this process and the steps of making the photo. It will get frustrating when the pictures don't turn out good but that's how people get better with this process.