Survey result: Non-mainstream photographic processes are… Name it!

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This is a topic that many of you feel strongly about. Here you can find out what others think about Non-mainstream photographic processes.

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AlternativePhotography.com and Dutch Alternative Photography carried out a survey to define non-mainstream photographic techniques and to collect data for defining various user groups.
Here are the findings.

Survey of Non-mainstream photographic processes

Survey of Non-mainstream photographic processes

Survey of Non-mainstream photographic processes

Survey of Non-mainstream photographic processes

Survey of Non-mainstream photographic processes

Survey of Non-mainstream photographic processes

Survey of Non-mainstream photographic processes

Survey of Non-mainstream photographic processes

Survey of Non-mainstream photographic processes

Survey of Non-mainstream photographic processes

Survey of Non-mainstream photographic processes

Survey of Non-mainstream photographic processes

Survey of Non-mainstream photographic processes

Survey of Non-mainstream photographic processes

Survey of Non-mainstream photographic processes

Survey of Non-mainstream photographic processes

VERY interesting! And thank you for contributing to this Survey of Non-mainstream photographic processes!


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