the pulp constituting the raw paper is broadleaf tree pulp if necessary part of the wood pulp may be replaced by a synthetic pulp consisting of polyethylene polypropylene etc or a synthetic fiber consisting of polyester polyvinyl alcohol nylon etc it is preferable that the freeness of the whole pulp is 200 to 400 ml according to csf regulations further regarding the beating degree it is preferable that the 24 42 mesh residue is no greater than 40 weight as specified by jis p 8207 it is preferable that fillers such as calcium carbonate talc clay kaolin titanium dioxide and urea resin fines are added to the raw paper in order to improve smoothness of these talc and clay are particularly to be preferred the raw paper used in this invention should preferably contain no less than 5 weight and more preferably no less than 10 weight of the aforesaid fillers apart from the aforesaid fillers other chemicals may also be added to the raw paper if necessary for example internal sizing agents such as rosin paraffin wax higher fatty acid salts alkenyl succinic acid salt alkenyl succinic anhydride fatty acid anhydrides and alkyl ketene dimers paper reinforcers such as pelyacrylamide starch polyvinyl alcohol and melamineformaldehyde condensate softeners such as reaction products of maleic anhydride copolymer and polyalkylene polyamine and quaternary ammonium salts of higher fatty acids fixing agents such as ammonium sulfate and polyamide polyamine epichlorhydrin colored dyes and fluorescent dyes the raw paper used as the support which employs the aforesaid raw materials is manufactured in a long net paper machine or a circular net paper machine a photographic printing paper having excellent flatness gloss.