Base Fog If the unexposed part of the film is grey to black it is said to have been fogged. Reduced Contrast
The film has many shades pf grey and no extremes of black and white (flat film)
Increased Contrast
The film has few shades of grey, just extremes of black and white (soot and whitewash film).
Underdeveloped
Little contrast, image looks thin and grey (common darkroom fault).
Overdeveloped
Film looks very dark (rare fault).
Moist film
Wet and sticky.
Poor Clearing
Murky opacity spread evenly across film.
Dirty film
Dirt
Scratches
Surface marks
Poor archiving
Insufficient fixing, film goes brown in storage
No image
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