| abstract |
A method of forming a digital image with excellent line brightness and visually excellent whiteness. The method of image formation comprises exposing a silver halide photosensitive material and developing it, and is characterized in that the silver halide photosensitive material contains at least one compound represented by the following general formula [1] and gives through development a white part which, when examined by the method as provided for in JIS-Z-8722, has sensory chromaticity indexes a and b, as provided for in JIS-Z-8730, of 0.0 to +2.0 and -2.2 to -4.0, respectively. General formula [1] |