Most retouching techniques used in modern digital photography were also practiced in darkrooms. For a famous example of this, take Ansel Adam's Moonrise over H

Most retouching techniques used in modern digital photography were also practiced in darkrooms. For a famous example of this, take Ansel Adam's Moonrise over Hernandez. A straight contact print looks like this: https://i0.wp.com/www.haroldhallphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ansel-adams-moonrise-original.jpg?resize=620%2C500&ssl=1 https://i0.wp.com/www.haroldhallphotography.com/wp-content/u... The final image looks like this: https://i0.wp.com/www.haroldhallphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/ansel-adams-moonrise-finished.jpg?resize=620%2C494&ssl=1 https://i0.wp.com/www.haroldhallphotography.com/wp-content/u... https://www.haroldhallphotography.com/ansel-adams-and-group-f64/ https://www.haroldhallphotography.com/ansel-adams-and-group-...