The Photo Purity Police often accuse me of Felony Digital Post Processing. I like to give them this URL...
http://www.f45.com/html/tech/tecindex.html
Click center-top for starters.
Plenty of good examples of photo-chemical contact->print workflow. Ansel did all that, and much more.
Adams also had a contact printer with a multitude of lightbulbs and various holdouts that could be be positioned underneath the platen surface to create various feathered gradations. With a contact printer like that you could set up a lot of burning and dodging with no more than a single exposure, with perfect repeatability.
I've never done darkroom, but wow, that example you pointed out shows just how extreme analog adjustments can be. Funny thing is, that wouldn't even be possible with digital due to burned out highlights!
I've never done darkroom, but wow, that example you pointed out shows just how extreme analog adjustments can be. Funny thing is, that wouldn't even be possible with digital due to burned out highlights!
Who needs photoshop?In my opinion, every serious photographer who shoots digital.
In my opinion, every serious photographer who shoots digital.They don't, what they really need instead is Lightroom. ;D