Film, Darkroom & Historic Processes
8 terms
Safelight
A darkroom lamp emitting only wavelengths to which the material in use is insensitive.
Film, Darkroom & Historic ProcessesSelenium Toning
A treatment that converts silver to silver selenide, deepening blacks and giving prints a subtle cool or purplish shift.
Film, Darkroom & Historic ProcessesSepia Toning
A chemical treatment that converts a print's metallic silver into silver sulphide, producing warm brown tones.
Film, Darkroom & Historic ProcessesSilver Halide
The light-sensitive compounds — silver bromide, chloride and iodide — that form the active ingredient of photographic emulsions.
Film, Darkroom & Historic ProcessesSolarisation
A partial tonal reversal produced by briefly exposing a print or negative to light part-way through development.
Film, Darkroom & Historic ProcessesSplit-grade Printing
Exposing a variable-contrast print twice, once through a soft filter and once through a hard one, to control highlights and shadows…
Film, Darkroom & Historic ProcessesStand Development
A technique using very dilute developer and almost no agitation over a long period, typically an hour.
Film, Darkroom & Historic ProcessesStop Bath
A mildly acidic solution used after development to halt the process immediately.