How to Cut & Store Photo Contact Sheet

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Make your own contact sheets and cut down on film developing costs. Learn how to create your own contact sheets in this free darkroom tutorial from a professional photographer.

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Archiving and Labeling Contact Sheets
Tips for organizing your photos. Learn how to file your contact sheets in this free darkroom tutorial from a professional photographer.

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Contact Print for a Cyanotype
Coat paper with emulsion, then lay flim negative on top to print by sunlight. Learn about creative photo printing methods in this free darkroom tutorial from a professional photographer.

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Contact Sheet Printer
Hinges keep pressure on film negatives when printing. Learn tip for making contact sheets in this free darkroom tutorial from a professional photographer.

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Cutting Film Negatives
Try cutting negatives into strips of five. Learn not to cut into frame of negative in this free darkroom tutorial from a professional photographer.

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Evaluating Film Negatives
Use a loupe to magnify images on your contact sheet. Learn more about evaluating photos in this free darkroom tutorial from a professional photographer.

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Film Cleaner and Anti-Static Cloth
Keep your negatives clean. Learn tips for taking care of negatives in this free darkroom tutorial from a professional photographer.

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How to Put Film Negative Into Sleeve
Insert negative into sleeve emulsion side down. Learn how to take care of your negatives in this free darkroom tutorial from a professional photographer.

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Making Enlarged Contact Sheets
Get a better view of your photos with a bigger contact sheet. Learn more tips for choosing the photos you wish to enlarge in this free darkroom tutorial from a professional photographer.

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Marking a Contact Sheet
Mark your favorite photos to print on your contact sheet. Learn more about editing your photos in this free darkroom tutorial from a professional photographer.

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Mask for Composite Printing
Lay out acetate over negative sleeve to get composite image. Learn tricks for increasing darkroom creativity in this free darkroom tutorial from a professional photographer.

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Orgainizing Contact Sheet by Exposure
Put overexposed film negatives on top for dodging and burning. Learn more about managing your film negatives in this free darkroom tutorial from a professional photographer.

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Photo Paper for Contact Sheet
Tips for choosing paper for printing contact sheet. Learn how to choose photo paper in this free darkroom tutorial from a professional photographer.

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Precautions for Handling Film Negatives
Don't handle film negatives until dry. Learn more about working with negatives in this free darkroom tutorial from a professional photographer.

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Sleeving Film Negatives
Use archival sleeve to store negatives. Learn tips for preserving negatives in this free darkroom tutorial from a professional photographer.

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Types of Paper for Contact Sheets
Tips for reading labels of photo paper. Learn how to choose your photo supplies in this free darkroom tutorial from a professional photographer.

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What is a Contact Sheet?
Contact sheet is photo print of your film negatives. Learn how to make a contact sheet in this free darkroom tutorial from a professional photographer.

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Summary: As digital photography takes over, traditional film processing is gradually being phased out. No longer do people get the thrill of watching a photo develop right before your eyes in a darkroom. They just pull them up on a computer and there they are. But photographs printed the old-fashioned way are somehow still magical. The tones, especially for black and white photos, are much richer than those from digital images. This is the reason why traditional printing continues to have a stronghold in the art world. A job well done in the darkroom can't be beat!

In this series of free photography videos from our experienced photo printer, you will learn about working with contact sheets. Our professional photographer will discuss how to file and archive contact sheets, as well as what photo paper you should use and how to sleeve the negatives once you are finished. Contact sheets help you to decide which photos to enlarge, so making a quality contact sheet is a key part of the enlargement process.

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Expert: Anthony Maddaloni is a professional photographer from Austin, Texas. A New York native, he moved to Austin 10 years ago after graduating from Purchase College in New York. He has worked as a photographer for the Texas Senate, the Texas House of Representative's, and the University of Texas. Michael has taught black and white darkroom for the University of Texas, School of Architecture, as well as the Dougherty Art School in Austin, Texas.