(57) The present invention provides a method for the formation of color images by processing
in a short period of time color photographic materials containing at least one oil-soluble
coupler with a color developer which does not substantially contain benzyl alcohol,
wherein a silver halide color photographic material having at least one silver halide
emulsion layer on a reflective support, the emulsion layer containing a dispersion
of oleophilic fine grains having a means grain size of 0.25 µm or less, which contain
a coupler capable of forming a dye after having been coupled with an oxidation product
of an aromatic primary amine developing agent, and at least one high boiling organic
solvent having a dielectric constant of 4.00 or more (25 °C, 10 KHz), as selected
from the group consisting of the following formulae (I), (II), (III), (IV) and (V):
wherein W1, W2 and W3 each represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, aryl,
or heterocyclic group; W4 represents W1, O-W1, or S-W1; n represents an integer from 1 to 5, and when n is 2 or more, each W4 may be the same or different; and in the formula (V), W1 and W2 may be linked together to form a condensed ring; the photographic material being
imagewise exposed and then subjected to development with a color developer which contains
an aromatic primary amine developing agent but does not substantially contain benzyl
alcohol for the period of time within 2 minutes ans 30 seconds or less.
The color images as formed by the present process have good color reproduceability
and high color image preservation stability.
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