Image forming method using a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, and silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material for use in a laser exposure, which comprises, on a support:

• at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a magenta dye-forming coupler, at least one silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan dye-forming coupler, at least one color-mix preventing layer and at least one protective layer;
• wherein the said silver halide emulsion layer containing a yellow dye-forming coupler includes a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion having a silver chloride content of 90 mole % or more and containing at least one blue-sensitive sensitizing dye represented by formula (B-I), and the wavelength of the spectral sensitivity maximum of the said blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion is longer by 30 nm to 60 nm than the exposure wavelength of a blue exposure semiconductor laser light source to be used;
• and wherein the said silver halide emulsion layer containing a cyan dye-forming coupler includes a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion having a silver chloride content of 90 mole % or more and containing at least one red-sensitive sensitizing dye represented by formula (R-1), and the wavelength of the spectral sensitivity maximum of the said red-sensitive silver halide emulsion is longer by 40 nm to 80 nm than the exposure wavelength of a red exposure light source to be used:
• wherein, in Formula (B-I), Y represents atoms necessary to form a benzene ring or a heterocyclic ring, each of which may be condensed with another carbon ring or heterocyclic ring and may have a substituent;
• R1 and R2 each represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a heterocyclic group;
• V1, V2, V3, and V4 each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent, with the proviso that two adjacent substituents do not bond with each other to form a saturated or unsaturated condensed ring;
• L represents a methine group;
• M represents a counter ion;
• and m represents a number of 0 or greater necessary to neutralize a charge of the molecule;
• wherein, in Formula (R-1), Z1 represents a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, or a selenium atom;
• L1, L2, L3, L4, and L5 each represent a methine group which may be substituted, or may be combined together with other methine group to form a 5- or 6-membered ring;
• R1 and R2, which may be the same or different, each represent an alkyl group and may have a substituent;
• further, R1 and L1, and/or R2 and L5, may bond with another to form a 5- or 6-membered ring;
• V1, V2, V3, V4, V5, V6, V7, and V8 each represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an acyl group, an acyloxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, a carboxyl group, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an acylamino group, an alkoxy group, a alkylthio group, an alkylsulfonyl group, a sulfo group, an aryloxy group, or an aryl group;
• two of V1 to V8, bonding to carbon atoms adjacent to each other, may be combined together to form a condensed ring;
• Y1 represents a counter ion for balancing a charge;
• and s represents a number of 0 or greater necessary to neutralize a charge.