Method of forming dye image having superior rapid processing performance

A method of forming a dye image comprising a step of imagewise exposing a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material which comprises a support and, provided thereon, at least one silver halide emulsion layer, said silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains containing 90 mole % or more of silver chloride, a dye-forming coupler represented by general formula [aI];

• ##STR35## wherein Za is a group of non-metalic atoms necessary to complete a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring which may have a substituent,
• Ra is hydrogen atom or an organic substituent and
• X is an atom or a group which is capable of being split off upon coupling reaction with an oxidation product of a color developing agent;
• and a compound represented by general formula [S];
• ##STR36## wherein Q is a group of atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring or a 5- or 6-membered ring fused with a benzene ring and
• M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or an ammonium group;
• and a step of processing said imagewise exposed photographic material with a color developing solution which contains a sulfite ion in a quantity of 2.times.10.sup.-4 to 1.times.10.sup.-2 mole/liter and is substantially free of bromide ion.

A method of forming a dye image comprising a step of imagewise exposing a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material which comprises a support and, provided thereon, at least one silver halide emulsion layer, said silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains containing 90 mole % or more of silver chloride, a cyan dye-forming coupler represented by general formula [E];

• ##STR37## wherein R.sub.1E is selected from the group consisting of an aryl group, a cycloalkyl group and a heterocyclic group,
• R.sub.2E is selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group and a phenyl group,
• R.sub.3E is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, and an alkoxy group, and
• Z.sub.1E is a hydrogen atom or a group which is capable of being split off upon coupling reaction with an oxidation product of a color developing agent;
• and a compound represented by general formula [S];
• ##STR38## wherein Q is a group of atoms necessary to complete a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring or a 5- or 6-membered ring fused with a benzene ring and
• M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or an ammonium group;
• and a step of processing said imagewise exposed photographic material with a color developing solution which contains a sulfite ion in a quantity of 2.times.10.sup.-4 to 1.times.10.sup.-2 mole/liter and is substantially free of bromide ion.

A method of forming dye image comprising a step of imagewise exposing a light-sensitive silver halide photographic material which comprises a support and, provided thereon, at least one silver halide emulsion layer, said silver halide emulsion layer containing silver halide grains containing 90 mole % or more of silver chloride, a dye-forming coupler and a compound represented by general formula [SA];

• ##STR39## wherein R.sub.A is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, a halogen atom, a carboxylic group or a salt thereof
• a sulfo group or a salt thereof and
• Z is a group selected from --NH--, --O-- and --S--, and M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or an ammonium group;
• and a step of processing said imagewise exposed photographic material with a color developing solution which contains a sulfite ion in a quantity of 2.times.10.sup.-4 to 1.times.10.sup.-2 mole/liter and is substantially free of bromide ion.