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Contrast Grade

Contrast Grade refers to a series of numbers and categories that characterize photographic paper. Using a one to five scale and a specific adjective (soft, medium, hard, extra-hard or ultra-hard), a photographer can choose the right photographic paper for negatives that have distinct contrasts. For negatives with images that have sharp contrast, a photographer should print on a low number paper that has a “softer” rating. This will balance out the intense contrast to more accurately recreate the original [...]

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