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As only one example, see this: "Dodging and burning are terms used in photography for a technique used during the printing process to manipulate the exposure o
by larrys 12y ago
As only one example, see this:
"Dodging and burning are terms used in photography for a technique used during the printing process to manipulate the exposure of a selected area(s) on a photographic print, deviating from the rest of the image's exposure. In a darkroom print from a film negative, dodging decreases the exposure for areas of the print that the photographer wishes to be lighter, while burning increases the exposure to areas of the print that should be darker"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodging_and_burning http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodging_and_burning
Here see the part on Ansel Adams:
http://improvephotography.com/1946/famous-photographers/ http://improvephotography.com/1946/famous-photographers/
- jacquesm 12y agoI'm not saying that there can't be artistry in the darkroom. I'm saying that in this particular case such artistry would likely not be appreciated. And since you don't know what is on the film in the first place it is very hard to manipulate it in such a way. That requires a lot of pre-existing knowledge about what is on the film. I spent a ton of time in the darkroom of my dad when I was a kid and it's all lots of fun but in the end what wasn't in front of the camera lens is not going to magically appear on the developed film or the prints. At best you'll end up with a derived work, at worst you're destroying a bit of history.
- noamyoungerm 12y agoIANAL but the word you're looking for is "derivative works". In order to develop film, you need to take someone else's work and apply your original interpretation to it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derivative_work http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derivative_work > Subject to sections 107 through 122, the owner of copyright under this title has the exclusive rights to do and to authorize any of the following: > (2) to prepare derivative works based upon the copyrighted work;
- jacquesm 12y agoThis is definitely the most stretched interpretation of the term 'derivative work' that I've ever encountered. Developing a negative does not create 'a derivative work', since developing film is not 'interpreting' it in an original way, it for the most part is chemistry. Do it the same way twice you get the same result. You can prove that to yourself by cutting a roll of film horizontally in half and then developing the two halves independently using the same recipe. If you do it all by the book they'll come out in such a way that the two film halves can be reconnected to give you the whole images.
- wglb 12y agoBut wouldn't that be a derivative work?