negatives

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The large-format glass negatives preserve lots of details about clothing, the texture of skin on hands and faces, and the surrounding environments.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

One of the only negatives about the film is that there should have been just a little bit more of this, because it feels like they don’t want to puff themselves up too much.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

In a note to clients late on Wednesday, Truist’s Will Stein listed Musk’s “HW3 capitulation” as one of the negatives coming out of the Tesla call.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Reputedly, he destroyed hundreds of his own negatives, and the celluloid was melted down -- and some of it used as raw material to make soldiers' boots during World War I.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

We might joke about looking “kempt” or being "couth," but in fact the negatives have no opposite forms—they’re either obsolete rarities or whimsical inventions.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner