darkroom

Glossary

Light-sealed room used for chemically processing photographic film and making prints. While developing film requires complete darkness, prints are made using light with a coloured filter (known as safelight), typically red, which can illuminate the room without affecting the photosensitive paper that is used for making prints.

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darkroom%newline%Light-sealed room used for chemically processing photographic film and making prints. While developing film requires complete darkness, prints are made using light with a coloured filter (known as safelight), typically red, which can illuminate the room without affecting the photosensitive paper that is used for making prints.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “darkroom”. Accessed March 3, 2025. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/darkroom/
MLA	“darkroom.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/darkroom/. Accessed 3, March, 2025.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) darkroom. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/darkroom/. (Accessed: 3, March, 2025)