Chapter 1Essential Moments in Photographic Printmaking

An imaging system designed to record pictures by capturing light reflected by a subject onto a light-sensitive medium, such as electronic sensors or film, photography is built upon evolving artistic, cultural, scientific, and technical innovations. The motivating force behind its inven-tion was the human desire to easily and accurately make visual representations directly from life.

Most people find user-friendly digital cameras adequate for their photographic record keeping needs. Others do not. For them, it is imperative to control, interact with, and manipulate the photographic process, and actively interject their responses to the subject. This book has been written for these expressive ...

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