darkroom
noun
dark·room
| \ ˈdärk-ˌrüm
, -ˌru̇m\
, -ˌru̇m\
Definition of darkroom
: a room with no light or with a safelight for developing light-sensitive photographic materials
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Back in Chicago as a single mother in the early 1950s, Ms. Crane closed her darkroom for eight years and earned a living as a portrait photographer until her youngest child had entered preschool. — Sam Roberts, New York Times, "Barbara Crane, 91, Dies; Photographer Found Abstract in the Ordinary," 15 Aug. 2019 This was especially true for women of Rhoda’s generation and class, who had the spare time and means to buy designer furniture and practice photography in a home darkroom. — Sharon Mizota, Los Angeles Times, "A love letter to mom in 72 photos: Artist Susan Mogul’s latest, now on view," 20 Aug. 2019 Among the spaces that remain in Caochangdi (at least for the time being) is Three Shadows Photography Art Centre, an exhibition space, archive, and public darkroom co-founded, in 2007, by RongRong, one of China’s leading photographers. — Andrea K. Scott, The New Yorker, "Inside a Vanished Hub of Beijing’s Experimental-Art Scene," 25 July 2019 The singer, who brought a camera with her on every tour, is shown developing prints in her home darkroom. — Alicia Ault, Smithsonian, "How Marian Anderson Became an Iconic Symbol for Equality," 9 Apr. 2014 Photos are converted into negatives and printed in black and white on silver gelatin paper using traditional photographic printing processes in the darkroom at Third Man Records headquarters and download higher resolution. — Ellise Shafer, Billboard, "The Raconteurs Embrace Rock & Roll Nostalgia With Cell Phone-Free L.A. Concert," 27 July 2019 In the darkroom Muholi intensifies the black tones of their skin, so that the whites of their self-assertive eyes, gazing at the viewer, radiate in high contrast. — Arthur Lubow, New York Times, "Has Robert Mapplethorpe’s Moment Passed?," 25 July 2019 Despite its significance, Mt. Wilson was forgotten for a while, a victim of the city lights that ruined its darkroom ambience, of bigger scopes, and then of philanthropic evolution — the Carnegie Institution pulled out 30 years ago. — Chris Erskinecolumnist, Los Angeles Times, "Postcard From L.A.: In the moon glow of Mt. Wilson, go find your place in the cosmos," 15 July 2019 Capa’s film rolls of D-Day were melted by an overenthusiastic darkroom assistant; only 11 now-iconic images survived. — Robert Kershaw, WSJ, "Five Best: Robert Kershaw on the Best Accounts of D-Day," 14 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'darkroom.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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darkroom
noun
English Language Learners Definition of darkroom
: a room that is used for making photographs and that is lit with a special kind of red light
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darkroom
noun
dark·room
| \ ˈdärk-ˌrüm
, -ˌru̇m\
, -ˌru̇m\
Kids Definition of darkroom
: a usually small dark room used in developing photographic plates and film