contact sheet

noun

, Photography.

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

Example Sentences

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

The pictures by Larrain, recently published in the book “London. 1959,” bear such a family resemblance to Frank’s that in one instance — a photograph of commuters walking across a bridge, with a double-decker bus behind them— the images might be drawn from the same contact sheet.

From New York Times