Photographic paper is a
paper coated with a
light-sensitive chemical formula, used for making
photographic prints. When photographic paper is exposed to light it captures a
latent image that is then
developed to form a visible image, with most
Printing out Papers the image density from exposure can be sufficient to not require further development, aside from fixing and clearing, though latent exposure is also usually present. The light-sensitive layer of the paper is called the emulsion. The most common chemistry was based on
silver salts (the focus of this page) but other
alternatives have also been used.