Silver-halide “AgX” AgIsilver iodide AgBrsilver bromide AgClsilver chloride
AgX ‘emulsion’ gelatin binder AgX crystals
Monochrome Negative Materials Support base silver halide layer
Latent Image Formation h
h Ag atom clusters 0
Exposure Support base silver halide layer Original
Photographic Development selective development; reduce exposed AgX Ag°
Support base Photographic Development Support base Exposure Ag + + hν Ag 0 Selective Development Ag + + DA - Ag 0 exp
Photographic Development Support base Development Ag + + DA - Ag 0 Fixer dissolves Ag +
Photographic Development - negative Exposure Development Fixer
Photographic Development – ‘print’ Exposure Development Fixer
Support base Color Coupler Development ( e.g., Yellow) Support base Exposure Color Coupler Development Ag + + DA - Ag 0 + DA 0 DA 0 + CC Color Dye cc
Support base Bleach Fixer Color Coupler Development Color Coupler Development Ag + + DA - Ag 0 + DA 0 DA 0 + CC Color Dye
“Panchromatic” Negative Materials wavelength, nm relative sensitivity Spectral sensitivity of AgX film with spectral sensitizers
Color Negative Materials wavelength, nm relative sensitivity Blue (B) “Green” (G + B) “Red” (R + B) Three monochrome layers with different spectral sensitivities
Color Negative Materials Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer
Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer Color Negative: BLUE Exposure
Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer Color Negative: BLUE Development
Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer Color Negative: BLUE Bleach
Color Negative: BLUE Fix Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer
Color Negative Materials Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer
Color Negative: GREEN Exposure Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer
Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer Color Negative: GREEN Exposure
Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer Color Negative: GREEN Development
Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer Color Negative: GREEN Bleach
Color Negative: GREEN Fix Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer
Color Negative: Red Exposure Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer
Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer Color Negative: Red Exposure
Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer Color Negative: Red Development
Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer Color Negative: Red Bleach
Color Negative: Red Fix Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer
Color Negative: RGB Exposure Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer
Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer Color Negative: RGB Exposure
Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer Color Negative: RGB Development
Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer Color Negative: RGB Bleach
Color Negative: RGB Fix Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer
Color Print: YMC Exposure Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer
Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer Color Print: YMC Exposure
Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer Color Print: YMC Development
Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer Color Print: YMC Bleach
Color Print: YMC Fix Support base red (& blue) sensitive layer green (& blue) sensitive layer blue sensitive layer yellow filter layer