In accordance with an embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes an operation section configured to receive instruction information specifying a print media, a printer section configured to drive an image carrier, the printer section including the image carrier on which an image including a developing agent to be transferred to a print media may be formed, the image carrier drivable through a transfer section wherein the image is transferred to a print media, and a processing unit configured to determine driving information indicating a driving mode of the image carrier for carrying a developing agent, wherein the driving mode includes a mode where additional driving of the image carrier after transferring an image therefrom is performed after an ordinary image form, and control the printer section to further drive the image carrier, after transferring the developing agent onto the print media, by additionally driving the image carrier.

An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, an exposure device, and a shutter assembly. The exposure device includes a light source configured to expose the photoconductor. The light source is repositionable between a proximity position at a first distance from the photoconductor and a separation position at a second distance from the photoconductor. The first distance is less than the second distance. The shutter assembly is configured to move away from the light source in response to the light source moving toward the proximity position. The shutter assembly is configured to move to cover the optical path of the light source in response to the light source moving toward the separation position.

An image forming apparatus includes a first image former that, after charging a first image holder, forms an image on the first image holder by attaching a developer onto the first image holder; a second image former that, after charging a second image holder, forms an image on the second image holder by attaching a developer onto the second image holder; and a processor that is configured to set, in accordance with information on at least one of the developer used on the first image former and the developer used on the second image former, a first charging condition of the first image former including a first frequency of the first image former and is configured to set a second charging condition serving as a charging condition of the second image former and including a second frequency different from the first frequency.