ABSTRACT
We expose and develop film solely to produce an intermediate film negative, which we subsequently contact print or enlarge to produce the final paper positive. This so-called negative/positive process was not how photography started, and when finally invented, early negatives were made from paper and not from film. Revisiting this old technique with modern materials creates very usable images of surprising quality. Following in the footsteps of the inventors of photography, we can make B&W prints without film but from paper negatives, and, using modern resin-coated papers, these negatives are of surprisingly high quality. https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780240816265/ffb21561-2f2c-4dca-99ec-f086fc154d4d/content/figch82_1_OC.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
