[Leica] The Return of The Decisive Moment

[Phil Swango]

I haven't seen this book yet but the comment about scanning the pages of an original copy (rather than negatives) caught my attention.  It occurred to me that the intent might have been to reproduce the look of the gravure process used for the original prints.  According to the link below, this is what actually happened.  I have seen one copy of the original edition, and though the gravure process gives a lovely tonality, it lacks the crispness we've become used to in later technologies.  Very interesting IMO.


http://time.com/3590594/the-return-of-henri-cartier-bressons-decisive-moment/


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