Negative (photography) - A Negative

A Negative

Film for 135 film cameras come in long narrow strips of chemical-coated plastic or cellulose acetate. After each image is captured by the camera onto the film strip, the film strip is advanced so that the next image is projected onto unexposed film. When the film is developed, it becomes a long strip of small negative images. This strip is often cut into sections for easier handling. In larger cameras, this piece of film may be as large as a full sheet of paper. It may even be a single image captured onto one large piece. Each of these negative images may be referred to as a negative and the entire strip or set of images may be collectively referred to as negatives. These negative images are the master images, from which all other copies will be made, and thus they are treated with care.

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