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True Photographic Traditional chromogenic photographs
Kodak introduced the first commercially available chromogenic print process in January 1942; the terminology C-print has remained in popular use since this time. The C-print is characterized by the reaction between two chemicals to create the color dyes that make up a photographic image. The light-sensitive material in each layer is a silver halide (silver salts) emulsion􏰀just like black and white photographic papers.
LightJet chromogenic photographs
For over 127 years National Geographic has been on the forefront of photographic technology, using the best equipment and processes available to present astonishing imagery to the public. Bestowed with the honor of presenting the unrivaled National Geographic archives to the public, National Geographic | Fine Art Galleries engages the latest technologies with time honored traditions to bring the National Geographic award- winning imagery to life.
The National Geographic | Fine Art Galleries 􏰁Ligh􏰂Je􏰂􏰃 C-prints are as sharp as and indistinguishable from original slides and negatives. The key to this achievement is exposing true silver-based photographic paper using helium, argon and neon lasers. Rolls of light sensitive photographic paper, 50 inches wide by 162 feet long, are loaded into the developer in the dark. The photographic paper is held rock solid by an internal drum while the RGB lasers write to the paper in 36 bit color (12 bits per channel), resulting in unbelievably smooth color gradations and subtly.
The exposed paper is then processed in traditional photographic chemistry. Unlike inkjet printing employing a halftone process and ink to reproduce digital images on paper, the Na􏰂i􏰄nal Ge􏰄g􏰅a􏰆hic 􏰇 Fine A􏰅􏰂 Galle􏰅ie􏰈 􏰁Ligh􏰂Je􏰂􏰃 C-prints are a true photographic continuous tone. With an apparent resolution in excess of 4000 dpi and a dynamic range of over 16 million colors, these C-prints are arguably the sharpest, highest fidelity photographs ever created.
All C-prints photography published by National Geographic | Fine Art Galleries are produced on Fuji Crystal Archive paper. The Fuji Crystal Archive materials have the highest rating in independent lab tests for longevity of any chromogenic photographic material. Photography produced on Fuji Crystal Archive papers are accepted as fine art and used by museums worldwide.