Film, Darkroom & Historic Processes
7 terms
Daguerreotype
Film, Darkroom & Historic Processes
The first commercially successful photographic process, producing a unique, highly detailed image on a polished silvered copper plate.
Darkroom
Film, Darkroom & Historic Processes
A light-tight room equipped for processing film and making prints.
Densitometer
Film, Darkroom & Historic Processes
density units
An instrument that measures the optical density of a negative, transparency or print.
Density
Film, Darkroom & Historic Processes
density units
A measure of how much light a processed negative or print blocks, expressed logarithmically.
D = log₁₀(1 / transmittance)
Developer
Film, Darkroom & Historic Processes
minutes at °C
The chemical solution that converts exposed silver halide crystals into metallic silver, making the latent image visible.
Dodging
Film, Darkroom & Historic Processes
seconds
Holding back light from part of a print during exposure so that area comes out lighter.
DX Coding
Film, Darkroom & Historic Processes
ISO
The pattern of conductive and insulating squares on a 35 mm cassette that tells the camera the film's speed and length.