What are negative photos?

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What are negative photos?

a girls saying is "life is like photography, you develope from the negatives" i thought negative photos were photos that didnt turn out.. and you cant develope them? can any one help?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: the negatives is actually the roll of film that was in your camera. the camera puts the image on the camera and then the developer transfers the pictures from the negative to paper