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Highest Quality Capture: Workflow Phase I by Leslie Alsheimer with contribution by Bryan O'Neil Hughes

 

The best black and white workflow practices begin with the highest quality images and a non-destructive editing philosophy. Many of the masters of traditional photography focused on the craft of working with light in-camera, and rarely, if ever, manipulated images. Just as the quality of exposure affected the quality of darkroom prints, one of the greatest factors in determining the quality of digital prints is the integrity of the originating pixels. Therefore, as the first phase of the digital workflow process, ...

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