Abstract: The present invention provides a silver halide photographic photosensitive material which has a printability from color negatives and which can be used as a variable contrast printing paper. This silver halide photographic photosensitive material comprises a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer provided on the support wherein when .gamma. (gamma) values of characteristic curves obtained by exposure through filters having a transmission maximum wavelength at about 430 nm, about 540 nm and about 700 nm are indicated by .gamma..sub.B, .gamma..sub.G and .gamma..sub.R, respectively, the following inequalities 0.3<.gamma..sub.G /.gamma..sub.B <0.7 and 0.3<.gamma..sub.G /.gamma..sub.R <1.0 are satisfied. Furthermore, an exposing method is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a silver halide photographic photosensitive material which has a printability from color negatives and which can be used as a variable contrast printing paper. This silver halide photographic photosensitive material comprises a support and at least one silver halide emulsion layer provided on the support wherein when .gamma. (gamma) values of characteristic curves obtained by exposure through filters having a transmission maximum wavelength at about 430 nm, about 540 nm and about 700 nm are indicated by .gamma..sub.B, .gamma..sub.G and .gamma..sub.R, respectively, the following inequalities 0.3<.gamma..sub.G /.gamma..sub.B <0.7 and 0.3<.gamma..sub.G /.gamma..sub.R <1.0 are satisfied. Furthermore, an exposing method is also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a developer for silver halide photographic light-sensitive material which contains at least one of the compounds represented by the following formulas [I], [II] and [III]:Formula [I]: ##STR1## wherein M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or NH.sub.4 and A and B each represents a mercapto group, a hydroxyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, or ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represents a hydrogen atom or --X--Y group in which X represents a divalent group and Y represents a carboxyl group or a hydroxyl group,Formula [II]: ##STR3## wherein M represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or NH.sub.4, A' represents an organic divalent group, and B' represents --SO.sub.3 M', --COOM', --SO.sub.2 NHR.sub.3, --CONHR.sub.3, or --OH wherein M' represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or NH.sub.4, and R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion comprising as major constituent silver bromide with improved gradation, density and sensitivity and decreased fog is disclosed. This emulsion contains at least one of the compounds represented by the general formula ##STR1## wherein Z represents an aromatic radical, or of the oxidized derivatives thereof, and at least one of the compounds represented by the general formula ##STR2## wherein A represents a hydroxyl group, an amino group, ##STR3## R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 form a ring jointly with the carbon atom to which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are attached or one of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom and the other represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a hydroxyl group; n is 0 or an integer of 1 to 8, and M represents a hydrogen atom or an alkali metal.