Term - Carbon process

Carbon process SWPP Photographic Glossary

Friday 9th May 2025  

Schools Processing Laboratory



SWPP

Glossary
 

Image Competition
Free entry for SWPP members.

Membership
Free Information Pack

Qualifications - An Overview

Carbon process

Contact printing process, introduced in 1866, using tissue coated with pigmented gelatin. The paper was sensitized in potassium bichromate and contact printed behind a negative in sunlight.



 

Information provided by: SWPP
More Photographic Terms

Contact SWPP

Reviews

The Society of Photographers Excellent TrustPilot

The Society of Photographers 4.9 stars

Update cookies preferences