original negative
Frequency: 4.01.2 per million words
the first photographic negative from which prints are made
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Examples (10)
- The photographer carefully stored the original negative in a cool, dark place.
- Losing the original negative would mean losing the highest quality image.
- She inherited a box of old photographs, including the original negatives.
- Digital archives are replacing the need to store physical original negatives.
- The museum conservators worked to preserve the delicate original negative.
- Making new prints from the original negative ensures superior clarity.
- He searched through his grandfather's collection for the original negative of the portrait.
- The damage to the original negative was irreparable, affecting all future reproductions.
- Modern cameras no longer produce physical original negatives, relying on digital files instead.
- Always keep the original negative safe, as it is the master copy.