Abstract: Disclosed is a method of image formation comprising the steps of: (i) subjecting a silver halide color photographic material to scanning exposure with a beam modulated in accordance with image information to prepare a scanning-exposed photographic material, wherein the silver halide color photographic material comprises a support having provided thereon a photographic constituent layer containing at least one reducing agent for color formation represented by formula (I) and at least one dye-forming coupler, and wherein a scanning pitch of the beam is smaller than an effective beam diameter of the beam, and an inter-raster overlap width of the beam is from 5% to 95% of the effective beam diameter; and (ii) developing the scanning-exposed photographic material:R.sup.11 --NHNH--X--R.sup.12 (I)wherein R.sup.11 represents an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; R.sup.12 represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkinyl group, an aryl group or a heterocyclic group; X represents --SO.sub.