Pictorialism
A group of artists that wanted to take their photography to the next level by using the techniques and principles of fine art. Pictorialist photography included new aesthetic ideals based on adapting and developing many methods, such as drawing, charcoal, etching, and compositional concepts from painting (especially Impressionism). These new values and procedures often entailed significant "post-production" work on real prints, such as charcoal or sketching on certain portions of a print, then rephotographing it to incorporate this "post-production" work into the final image.
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