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I
believe it is essential to encourage students to step away from the
digital screen as a primary editing environment. They should print their
work cheaply and quickly at a size that allows it to be viewed clearly.
They should lay out their images on a floor so they can begin to see
them as a developing body of work. This is nothing new to the
experienced photographer, but this is often a revelation in thinking and
seeing for many young photographers