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