fremkalte

Fremkalte is the past tense form of the verb fremkalde in Danish and Norwegian, meaning to develop. In general usage it describes something that has been developed or processed. In the context of photography, fremkalte refers specifically to the chemical process by which an exposed photographic film or print is converted into a visible image. The verb evokes the practice of bringing forth an image from a latent state in the emulsion, and, in Danish and Norwegian photography literature, it is commonly used to refer to finished, developed material, such as 'fremkalte negativer' (developed negatives) or 'fremkalte bilder' (developed photographs).

In traditional film photography, development is carried out in a darkroom and involves a series of steps: developing the film to reveal the image, optionally stopping the development, fixing the image so it remains after washing, and finally washing and drying. The term remains widely recognized in discussions of historical processes and in communities practicing analog photography. Although digital photography uses no chemical development, the word fremkalte appears in archival texts and colloquial speech when comparing methods or recalling older workflows.