The Black-and-White Photographic Print

You could define a successful print as one that communicates the thoughts and feelings of the photographer at the moment the shutter is snapped; it is often a faithful rendition of the quality of light that appeared in the original scene.

Many prints, however, are refinements of the moment, and can even be quite different “reinterpretations” of the scene. These refinements are made in order to enhance the image, or to add further visual expression; the reinterpretations are made as the photographer explores the visual possibilities of the image, and finds new forms or ways to go deeper into the image beyond what was glimpsed, or intuited, when the shutter was first released.
The ability to enhance the moment, or to reinterpret the vision, is one of the most exciting aspects of the art and craft of photography. The artistic freedom this brings is the key to both enhanced communication through photography and the place where even greater creative forces—introspection and retrospection—can be brought into play.