Definition

Noun: A physical copy of an image created by exposing light-sensitive photographic paper through a negative or directly from a digital file, and then chemically processing it. It is the final, tangible result of the photographic process.

Usage

A "photographic print" refers specifically to the physical object, such as a photograph in an album, a framed picture, or a fine art print. It distinguishes a physical photograph from a digital image file displayed on a screen.

Examples

• The museum exhibited rare photographic prints from the early 20th century.
• She ordered a large photographic print of her favorite landscape to hang on the wall.
• The quality of a photographic print depends on the paper, chemicals, and printing technique used.

Advanced Usage

• Fine art photographic print: A high-quality print, often produced in limited editions, intended for display as artwork.
  • The collector specialized in acquiring fine art photographic prints.
• The term can encompass various historical and modern processes, such as gelatin silver prints, chromogenic (C-print) prints, and giclée prints.

Variants and Related Words

• Print (noun): A more general term for a copy produced by a printing process, which can include photographic prints, but also engravings, lithographs, etc.
• Photograph (noun): A broader term for a picture made using a camera. A photographic print is one form a photograph can take.
• Enlargement (noun): A photographic print that is larger than the original negative or digital file.

Synonyms

• Photo
• Picture
• Hard copy (in a digital context, contrasting with a soft copy/file)

Related Phrases

• To make a print: The action of creating a photographic print.
  • He went to the darkroom to make a print from the negative.

Noun

1. a printed picture produced from a photographic negative