A darkroom is a given space, usually a separate area in a building or a vehicle, that is made dark so as to allow photographers to use light-sensitive materials to develop photographs and film.
Darkrooms were widely used in the late 19th and early to late 20th centuries (until about 1980) before color photography became universally popular. Using black and white film, amateur photographers could control every step of the photographic process and achieve much more finely tuned results at home for a rea ...
Burning-in is a term used in the photography industry. Burning-in is a technique used during the printing process to darken a specific portion of the print. For example, blue skies often appear a dull white in black and white pictures. The printer can burn-in the sky section of the photograph to darken the sky. This often helps to bring out the contrast between the sky and any clouds that may be present.
To burn-in a print, the print is first given normal exposure. Next, extra exposure is given to the area(s) that needs to be d ...
The heart of every darkroom is the enlarger -- an optical apparatus that projects the image on a negative to a base. On the base, a sheet of photographic paper, typically either Resin-coated or fibre-based paper, is exposed. It is during this initial exposure that the photo can be modified, mostly by burning (giving more light to specific parts of an image by exposing it while blocking light to the rest) and/or dodging (reducing light to a specific part of an image by blocking light to it). The paper is then developed, rinsed o ...
