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contact print

n.
A print made by exposing a photosensitive surface in direct contact with a photographic negative.
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contact print

n
(Photography) a photographic print made by exposing the printing paper through a negative placed directly onto it
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con′tact print`


n.
a photographic print made by placing a negative directly in contact with sensitized paper, with their emulsion surfaces facing, and exposing them to light. Compare projection print.
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contact print

A print made from a negative or a diapositive in direct contact with sensitized material.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.contact print - a print made by exposing a photosensitive surface to direct contact with a photographic negative
print - a picture or design printed from an engraving
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In an oversimplified explanation of the process, photographers acquire a computer image (scanned from a film source or transferred from a digital camera file); complete their image manipulation and photocomposition work in Photoshop; and then a printer outputs negatives to size on transparent media, which are used to contact print the finished image on silver-gelatin or platinum paper in a traditional black-and-white darkroom, where it is wet-processed using conventional developers and fixers.
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The negative is placed against the paper, then exposed to ultraviolet light for a period of five to eight minutes to make a contact print. Finally, the paper is developed and fixed.
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