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Contrast grade paper
Graded by numbers (usually 1-5), the contrast grades of photographic papers, enable us to obtain good prints from negatives of varying contrasts.

 


GRADE - A scale using numbers (generally 1 to 5) or terms (soft, medium, hard, extra-hard and ultra-hard) that refer to the contrast level of photographic papers. (A high contrast negative printed onto low-numbered or soft contrast grade paper will ...

In other words, if in obtaining the right amount of texture in your highlights, your shadows (the parts which you want dark but with some texture) go black and lose all definition, switch to a lower contrast grade paper (or filter if you are using ...

See also: Camera movement, Macro, Shutter, Contrast, Close-up

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