Digital Negative Plugin for Photoshop

Craft better digital negatives, faster.

NegCraft is a Photoshop plugin that streamlines digital-negative preparation for cyanotype, salt printing, platinum/palladium, and other alternative photographic processes. Includes an in-plugin Quick Start Guide and a comprehensive illustrated 52-page User Guide. Spend less time clicking, more time printing.

NegCraft 1.1 — $99 USD — taxes calculated at checkout where applicable

NegCraft

$99.00

NegCraft is a Photoshop plugin built specifically for digital negatives. Automate your workflow, and output professional-quality negatives for alternative processes.

Professional Digital Negatives for Historic Photographic Processes—directly inside Adobe Photoshop.

NegCraft streamlines the process of producing digital negatives by combining intuitive controls with a flexible, non-destructive Smart Object workflow. Whether you're making cyanotypes, platinum/palladium prints, salted paper prints, gum bichromates, or other historical photographic processes, NegCraft helps you prepare accurate, repeatable negatives without disrupting your existing Photoshop workflow.

Unlike traditional actions or destructive adjustments, NegCraft keeps your original image intact while allowing you to experiment with tonal adjustments, process-specific curves, and print-ready output—all from a single interface. Includes an in-plugin Quick Start Guide and a comprehensive illustrated 52-page User Guide.

Current version v1.1

Features

Non-destructive Smart Object workflow
Process-specific negative preparation
Built-in support for multiple alternative photographic processes
Interactive Black & White channel mixing
Flexible channel output options
Automatic negative rendering
Real-time Original/Negative preview
User preset support
Professional Quick Start Guide included

Current Process Support

Cyanotype
Platinum/Palladium
Van Dyke Brown
Salted Paper
Silver Gelatin
Albumen
Gum Bichromate
Gum Oil
Photopolymer Gravure
Custom User Curves

Requirements

Adobe Photoshop 2024 (version 25.2) or later
UXP-compatible version of Photoshop
Inkjet printer suitable for printing digital negatives

Included

NegCraft Photoshop Plugin
Quick Start Guide: included inside the plugin
52-page User Guide: included with the ZIP download
Future updates to NegCraft 1.x

Your NegCraft activation code will be delivered by email, typically within a few hours during business hours, Monday–Friday, Central Time (US). Orders placed outside business hours may be processed the following business day. Please check your spam or junk folder if the email does not appear.

By purchasing, downloading, installing, or using NegCraft, you agree to the NegCraft End User License Agreement.

NegCraft plugin interface showing workflow, process, spectral-density, and rendering controls in Photoshop

What NegCraft Does

NegCraft brings the essential steps of digital-negative preparation into one organized Photoshop workflow. Prepare your image non-destructively, apply a process-specific preset or custom curve, preview the result, and generate a repeatable negative ready for printing.

Preserve your original image inside a protected Smart Object
Choose from presets developed for alternative photographic processes
Load your own custom calibration curves
Preview the original and rendered negative
Save and share reusable workflows
Apply spectral-density controls and horizontal flipping when needed

Diagram showing an original image prepared by NegCraft and rendered as a digital negative inside a protected Smart Object workflow

A Simple, Repeatable Workflow

NegCraft keeps digital-negative preparation organized without changing the way you work in Photoshop.

1. Prepare

Prepare your image inside a protected Smart Object while preserving the original photograph.

2. Choose

Select a process-specific preset or load your own custom calibration curve.

3. Render

Preview your settings and generate a repeatable digital negative for printing.

4. Print and Refine

Print onto inkjet transparency film, expose your process, evaluate the result, and refine the workflow as needed.

From Image to Printable Negative

Original image → prepared base → rendered negative → optional spectral-density filter → horizontally flipped output

Original photograph progressing through the NegCraft base layer, rendered negative, spectral-density filter, horizontally flipped negative, and finished cyanotype print

Built for Alternative-Process Makers

Whether you are building a repeatable studio workflow, preparing negatives for the classroom, or making your first alternative-process print, NegCraft keeps the technical preparation organized inside Photoshop—so you can spend more time making prints.

Alternative-process photographers
Artists combining digital and analog methods
Educators teaching hybrid photographic workflows
Students learning digital-negative preparation

What’s Included

Your NegCraft purchase includes:

NegCraft 1.1 Photoshop plugin installer
Illustrated 52-page NegCraft User Guide
In-plugin Quick Start Guide for offline reference
NegCraft Installation Guide
Built-in process presets and custom-curve support
Reusable workflow saving, importing, and exporting
License activation code delivered by email
Access to software updates for your licensed version
Installation, activation, and technical support

NegCraft is licensed to one user. Installation and activation limits are governed by the license terms presented at purchase. Digital product. No physical item will be shipped. Adobe Photoshop is required and is not included. Your NegCraft activation code will be delivered by email, typically within a few hours during business hours, Monday–Friday, Central Time (US). Orders placed outside business hours may be processed the following business day. Please check your spam or junk folder if the email does not appear.