A photographic element comprising at least one photosensitive silver halide layer comprising at least one dye forming coupler, a support comprising paper having laminated thereto a top and bottom sheet comprising biaxially oriented polyolefin sheets, wherein said photographic element has a surface roughness of between 0.02 and 0.30 .mu.m and an average stiffness of between 180 and 220 millinewtons, a stiffness ratio between machine direction and cross direction of between 0.8 and 1.2 at between 20 and 70% humidity, a maximum curl value of 10 curl units, said photographic element has a back roughness of between 0.30 and 2.00 .mu.m, has a tear strength of between 300 and 900 N, a sharpness of greater than 78 MTF, an opacity of greater than 95.0, and a whiteness greater than 94.