calotype
Americannoun
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an early negative-positive photographic process, patented by William Henry Talbot in 1841, in which a paper negative is produced and then used to make a positive contact print in sunlight.
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a print made by this process.
noun
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an early photographic process invented by W. H. Fox Talbot, in which the image was produced on paper treated with silver iodide and developed by sodium thiosulphite
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a photograph made by this process
Etymology
Origin of calotype
1835–45; < Greek kalo- (combining form of kalós beautiful) + -type
Example Sentences
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Throughout his career, Murray used paper negatives and the calotype process - a technique of creating "positive" prints from one negative - to produce his images.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024
Biggs experimented with the calotype process, producing "positive" prints from one negative.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024
Fox Talbot's image of the cat was made by creating "positive" prints from one negative - a technique he called the calotype process, after the Greek word "kalos", meaning beauty.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2024
Polymath William Henry Fox Talbot began the history of British photography with the invention of his "calotype" process, patented in February 1841.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2017
Messrs. Henneman and Malone were in Regent Street doing calotype portraits.
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