Can a photographic film be exposed to light after capturing?
NO, never expose undeveloped film to light! Film is light sensitive. If you expose it to light, you will ruin it and destroy your pictures instantly. You have to get the film developed first. When you take pictures, the film captures a “latent image.” There is an image, but it’s invisible and the film has to be developed with chemicals first before you will see anything. There is a positive film, and it’s called “slide film” or “color reversal film.” After you take pictures, you have to get it developed too. But you’ll get normal, positive images on the film instead of negatives. This is because the film is meant to be used in a projector. You can project your pictures onto a screen or blank wall. ALL photographic film has to be developed with chemicals after you take the pictures. *** True, Sant, but even instant film is developed with chemicals…the chemicals are just inside the picture and it gets developed in the camera. If you were to expose instant film to light before you take
