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Submitted by antoq on Wed, 01/07/2009 - 07:40

The question sounds ludicrous and in a way it is; but it is a question I was asked and therefore it is a one that is obviously on the minds of some people. In a way, this question points to a deeper problem - a problem that I would describe as a certain lack of knowledge of the digital photographic process in particular and of the artistic process in general. For this reason I decided to write an essay on a subject that I would, otherwise, have brushed off to the side as irrelevant and a waste of my time. Ludicrous it may be. To write about it may be as well. After all, I could have other people print for me.

And, since I work with digital photography, it is possible, though erroneous, to think that my work ends when the master file is complete and saved to disc. But, the question that is the title of this essay also leads to a second one - a question about the exact nature of the creative process. To me, printing is an inseparable part of the creative act. As such, I have to do my own printing. For those who do not understand why, and for those who are curious to read what I have to say on this subject, I wrote this essay.

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