Eric Stevens
On Fri, 06 Dec 2013 12:42:19 -0500, nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

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In article <5r13a9p8a7o0ks3slqfbd8kof0r694hbit@4ax.com>, Eric Stevens <eric.stevens@sum.co.nz>wrote:

many people know how to use a computer and some did their own darkroom work, but it is not a requirement to use a camera.

Eric Stevens
But knowing what can be done in the dark room is an essential part of the skills of a top photographer.

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Eric Stevens
Apart from news photographers such as Robert Capa whose fame was earned mostly by their subjects and their circumstances, I don't know of any photographer at the top of their profession who did rely on extensive manipulation of their images in the dark room.