| abstract |
A method of forming a photographic image which comprises development processing with an alkaline aqueous activator solution a silver halide photographic light-sensitive material comprising a support having thereon at least one surface latent image type silver halide emulsion layer, and containing in at least one layer selected from a silver halide emulsion layer and another hydrophilic colloid-layer (1) a hydroquinone series developing agent and (2) an acylhydrazine compound represented by formula (I): R1NHNHCOR2 (I) wherein R1 represents an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group or alkyl group; and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, or an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group or alkyl group, wherein the aqueous activator solution or a prebath thereof contains at least one compound represented by formula (II): <IMAGE> (II) wherein each of W1, W2, W3, and W11 can represent a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, alkenyl group, or alkynyl group, an acyl group, or a sulfonyl group, and W1 and W2, or W3 and W11, can be bonded to each other to form a ring; Q1 represents -CH2CH2- or -CH2CH2CH2-; and n represents an integer of 1 to 4. According to this activator type developing method, an image having good quality can be constantly obtained irrespective of the stirring conditions of the processing solution. |