| When people take a picture, this has to be brought | | | | After a few minutes, the finishing touch will be |
| to the shop so it can be developed. When a | | | | putting this on a developing tray that has some |
| professional photographer takes shots, some of | | | | chemicals in it that will make the picture clearer. This |
| these individuals have a photography lab inside where | | | | is hung to dry and when completed, can be shown |
| this can be done. | | | | to people. |
| But the photography lab is better known as the dark | | | | People will usually get two things from the developer. |
| room. This term is given because the film can only be | | | | The first are the pictures which may come in 3" x 5", |
| extracted under dim conditions rather than opening | | | | 5" x 7" or larger. The second are the negatives, |
| this and having the film exposed. | | | | which must be brought again to the shop so this can |
| But how does the process from shooting a picture | | | | be redeveloped. |
| become an image? For this, the dark room must | | | | The practice of developing film hasn't changed that |
| have the proper equipment in order for it to be | | | | much through the years. The only difference is |
| developed. | | | | perhaps the age of digital photography that has |
| Upon taking this out of the camera, the film, which is | | | | allowed individuals to develop this using a printer. This |
| called a negative, is placed on a holder. Once in place, | | | | has given hobbyists and others the option of having |
| this can now be made bigger using an enlarger. Most | | | | the developing done in dark room or done at home. |
| models come with a timer to be able to regulate the | | | | The dark room doesn't occupy that much space in |
| amount of light on the image. | | | | the studio. It should just be enough to set the |
| Photographic paper is what people receive when the | | | | equipment and hang the pictures to complete the |
| shots have been developed. This is held using an | | | | entire process. Those who find this too difficult can |
| easel and the light from the enlarger will make this | | | | just have this done somewhere else. |
| image appear on paper. To avoid making any | | | | The person shouldn't feel bad asking others for help |
| mistakes, a n image magnifier is used to double-check | | | | because some of the well known photographers in |
| the settings before proceeding to the next stage of | | | | the field have been doing this more frequently due to |
| the process. | | | | time constraints and other projects. |