contact print

Thân thiện

A photographer examines a contact print under a bright lamp.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A photographic print produced by placing a photosensitive surface in direct contact with a photographic negative and exposing it to light: A "contact print" is a positive image made by exposing a sheet of photographic paper directly against a developed film negative, without using an enlarger. This results in a print that is the exact same size as the original negative.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The photographer made a contact print to review all the frames on the roll of film.
  • Before the digital era, creating a contact sheet was a standard first step, involving a single sheet of paper with many small contact prints.

Advanced Usage

• "To make a contact print": The process of creating a contact print.
  • She learned to make a contact print in her darkroom photography class.

Variants and Related Words

• Contact sheet (n): A single photographic print containing a grid of many small contact prints from an entire roll or sequence of film negatives, used for reviewing and selecting images.
  • The editor examined the contact sheet to choose the best photograph for the magazine cover.

Synonyms

• Proof sheet: A similar print used for reviewing images, though a proof sheet may sometimes involve slight enlargement.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a print made by exposing a photosensitive surface to direct contact with a photographic negative