photofinishing

Print from negatives

Photofinishing is the commercial processing of photographic film into prints or slides.

The term covers developing, printing, and related services offered by labs and drugstores: I dropped the rolls off for photofinishing.

The word dates from the era of film cameras and has declined with digital photography.

darkroom

enlarger

Photographic scaling projector

trays · tongs · timer · redlight · dodging · burning · wash · toner · easel

services

overnight

Spanning evening to morning

minilab · pickup · dropoff · envelope · restoration · reprints · calendar · framing · lamination

printing

enlargement

Increase in size

  • proofDemonstration of truth
  • matteNon-reflective surface finish
  • glossySmooth and shiny

luster · satin · borderless · cropping · reprint · 4x6 · 8x10 · inkjet · resolution · pigment

development

developer

One who builds things

dilution · tank · reel · negative · chemistry · timing · water-bath

film

negative

Opposite of affirmative

medium-format · large-format · roll · cartridge · ISO · ASA · grain · emulsion · color · black-and-white

Opposites
photographic workflow stage

photofinishingphotography

Creating images from light

shooting · image capture · photographing · camera work · photo shoot

image state

photofinishinglatent image

Invisible recorded light pattern

Family

finish, photo, photograph, photographer, photography, photographs, photographic, photographers, photosensitive

Familiarity
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