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Dear BobI also have a theory that photographers with experience of B&W printing who used dodging and burning effectively have a different approach to tonal control than those who have only ever shot colour on 35mm and sent it to a lab for processing. My use of Photoshop is almost all an extension of B&W printing. Holding back glare on roads, burning back detail in sunlit buildings, grading skies to darken at edges etc. I will also choose a contrast range to suit the subject not the theory of straight line Curves.
I quite agree that there is nothing quite like having had the experience of years of B/W printing, and would only add that including colour printing and indeed colour transparency re-touching is of great benefit too.
The more that a photographer is able to look into the picture whatever the means of capture the better the end result and with Photoshop or whatever, it simply allows him/her to make the best use of the tools now available. Thank heavens that skill and creative input still have their place and value!
Cheers
Richard
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