contact sheet

American  

noun

Photography.

1. a contact print, usually of all frames of a developed roll of negative print film, used as a proof print.

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Example Sentences

In its minor variations and deliberately limited scope, the film feels almost pointedly non-definitive—as though it’s less the portraitist’s single, monumental image of a man than it is the contact sheet, showing him at slightly different angles and with slightly different expressions on his face.

From The Wall Street Journal

When I see, for example, a contact sheet, I will straightaway go to the out-of-focus picture, and that’s going to be my favorite.

From Los Angeles Times

Even though she works with digital cameras alongside film, she will print out a digital contact sheet to work with her hands and scissors.

From New York Times

Last year she posted an image on her Instagram account, the Pilates Snob, of a contact sheet showing Mr. Pilates demonstrating his moves.

From New York Times

The contact sheet shows how much Aaliyah shaped her image but also reveals a relatable side of the singer — she, like most of us, didn’t like most of the photos taken of her.

From Seattle Times