Darkroom

Darkrooms have many various manifestations, from the elaborate space used by Ansel Adams[1] to a retooled ambulance wagon used by Timothy H.

[2] From the initial development of the film to the creation of prints, the darkroom process allows complete control over the medium.

A very dim variation of safelight that can be used with certain negative color materials exists, but the light emitted by one is so low that most printers do not use one at all.

Lacking a darkroom, a photographer can make use of a changing bag, which is a small bag with sleeved arm holes specially designed to be completely light proof and used to prepare film prior to exposure or developing.

[3] This method allows the photographer to achieve a broad tonal range, with detailed highlights and rich blacks.

A darkroom in Union City High School , which is adjacent to the school's photography classroom
In the darkroom
Outdoor darkroom, Middle Harbour, Sydney, c. 1879
A portable darkroom in 19th century Ireland . The wet collodion photography process, used at the time, required that the image be developed while the plate was still wet, creating the need for portable darkrooms such as this one.