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straight photography: a standalone construct

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Photography history

photography that uses sharp focus, full tonal range and unmanipulated prints, rejecting pictorialist imitation of painting.

In photography history, straight photography refers to photography that uses sharp focus, full tonal range and unmanipulated prints, rejecting pictorialist imitation of painting. This meaning comes from Newhall (1949/1972) in The history of photography from 1839 to the present day.[1]

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Newhall, B. (1972). The history of photography from 1839 to the present day (Rev. ed.). Secker & Warburg. (Original work published 1949) ISBN 9780436306402

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