ðə kˈæmɹə nˈɛɡətˌɪv ɪz pɹədʒˈɛktᵻd ˌɑːntʊ nˈɛɡətˌɪv fˈɪlm stˈɑːk ɪn ɐ lˈɪkwɪd ɛnvˈaɪɹənmənt tˈɜːmd ɐ wˈɛt ɡˈeɪt wˌɛɹ ðə fˈɪlm stˈɑːk ɪz ɛkspˈoʊzd jˈuːzɪŋ ɐ kˈɑːntækt pɹˈɑːsɛs, sˌoʊ kɹiːˈeɪɾɪŋ ɐ lˈaɪk ˈɪmɪdʒ ɪn ɪfˈɛkt, ɹᵻtˈeɪnɪŋ ðɪ ˈɪmɪdʒ ɪn ɪts nˈɛɡətˌɪv ˈaɪ.ˈiː. "ɹᵻvˈɜːst" fˈɔːɹm ˌɔn nˈɛɡətˌɪv fˈɪlm stˈɑːk, æz ɐn ˌɪntɚmˈiːdiət stˈɛp.
The camera negative is projected onto negative film stock in a liquid environment - termed a wet gate - where the film stock is exposed using a contact process, so creating a like image (in effect, retaining the image in its negative -- i.e. "reversed" -- form) on negative film stock, as an intermediate step.