| Chapter 5 | MAKING NEGATIVES |
Most techniques described in this book require a negative transparency to be made and placed in contact with a light-sensitive coating; that combination is then exposed to light. The negative is removed, and the exposed emulsion is processed, yielding a final positive image the same size as the negative. Negatives from your hand-held camera used in this way probably will make an image too small for your needs.
There are two ways to generate large negatives: using photographic darkroom methods or using nonphotographic methods, such as drawing on acetate. These two types of negatives can be used alone or in combination with each other. The negatives can be used repeatedly, and they can be moved during the exposure ...
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