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The dark room
The dark room must be totally devoid of any light , presence of any unwanted light would interfere with the development process of the photograph. Lighting in a dark room consists of the white light, which should be positioned within easy reach so that there is no trouble reaching for it in the darkness. In addition, a well-mounted safe light should be positioned over the developing tray to enable monitoring of developments.
Lighting in a dark room should be of appropriate quality that will enhance production of quality photos. The lighting which consists of the white light, should be positioned within easy reach so that there is no trouble reaching for it in the darkness. In addition, a well-mounted safe light should be positioned over the developing tray to enable monitoring of developments
The dark room is divided into two; i.e. Dry bench and wet bench
The wet bench is used for all those processes that involve use of liquids / chemicals while the dry bench is used for those activities that use electric appliances e.g. enlarging and drying. This benches should be correctly identified and separated from each other in order to avoid contamination of items used during development of photographs.
The room should also be scrupulously clean and free from any dust particles that can lodge on surfaces of the printing papers which could destroy the emulsion-coated side of the printing paper
Contact printing is done placing the negative with the emulsion-coated side in contact with the emission-coated side of the sheet of light sensitive photographic paper. They are then exposed to light from a reading lamp or an empty enlarger. After these exposure process removes the negative and start re- processing the print again.
The dark room