photographic processing

photographic processing, set of procedures by which the latent, or invisible, image produced when a photographic film is exposed to light is made into a permanent visible image.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Production of the Print
• Processing the Negative
• Creation of the Latent Image on the Film
• Bibliography

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