safelight
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- noun
- /ˈseɪfˌlaɪt/
- Specialized
- Under a safelight, place a sheet of photographic paper below your white light source.
- a red safelight
Examples
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Under a red or orange safelight, remove a sheet of Kodalith from its box and place it emulsion-side up on a sheet of white paper.
Academic text (1996) -
The room lights are then turned off, and under safelights, the plate is returned to the iodine box for re-sensitizing for several seconds; then it is ready to expose.
Academic text (1996) -
This also means you can use a red safelight.
Academic text (1995) -
Under the red safelight, Fontayne appeared to be on fire.
Fiction book (1995) -
In the darkroom, we used a safelight to avoid exposing the photosensitive materials.
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The photographer carefully arranged the setup to ensure the safelight would not affect the film.
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To prevent damage to the prints, always work under a safelight when developing photographs.
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Etymology
Safelight comes from the simple parts safe and light and refers to a dim lamp that is 'not harmful' to undeveloped film or photo paper. That's why a safelight, often red, lets you see in a darkroom without ruining the pictures.