A photographic element comprises a support bearing at least one silver halide emulsion and at least one high-boiling solvent of structure I, below: ##STR1## wherein: each m is independently 0, 1 or 2;each R.sub.1 is independently methyl or ethyl;n is 2 to 7;each R.sub.2 and each R.sub.3 may be the same or different and is individually selected from hydrogen or an alkyl group with up to five carbon atoms; andthe sum of the number of carbon atoms in each R.sub.1 plus each R.sub.2 plus each R.sub.3 taken together is four to eight.