Darkroom

Adobe editing program

A darkroom is a light-sealed room for processing photographic film and making prints.

Because light-sensitive materials require darkness or specialized red safelights during development, photographers work in near-total darkness: She spent hours in the darkroom developing negatives.

The term evokes an era before digital photography largely eliminated the need for chemical processing.

photography

enlarger

Photographic scaling projector

trays · negatives · prints · chemicals · timer · tongs · easel · contact sheet · dodge · burn

space

windowless

Having no windows

blackout · sealed · humidity · temperature · basement · chemical storage · running water · countertop · workspace · cramped

digital

post-processing

Modifying output after generation

  • editingRefining content for clarity
  • RAWUnaltered sensor output format
  • workflowSequential task progression

catalog · presets · adjustments · export · sliders · histogram · curves · shadows · highlights · cropping

Categories
Opposites
light conditions

Darkroomlightroom

Photo editing application

sunroom · solarium · greenhouse · conservatory

photographic process

Darkroomediting suite

Workspace for cutting footage

digital studio · digital workflow · Photoshop

visibility/exposure

Darkroompublic gallery

Spectator area in chamber

exhibition space · display room · showroom · open studio · viewing room

Family

dark, room, darken, darkened, darkening, darker, darkest, darkly, darkness

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