A darkroom is used to process photographic film, to make prints and to carry out other associated tasks. It is a room that can be made completely dark to allow the processing of the light-sensitive photographic materials, including film and photographic paper.
Some of the questions you might want to know:
Why is a darkroom important?
It provides a direct hands on experience for the photographer when he can see the immediate results in the trays of chemistry after making his decisions for exposing and developing his images.
Why would someone want to process their film in the darkroom?
Today's photographic film is made of plastic coated by an emulsion with light sensitive materials.Why would someone want to process their film in the darkroom? It gives the photographer greater control over the print. Chemical temperature is important while developing film, but not while developing a print.
