Photogravure is a photomechanical process; that is, one in which the finished prints are made in ink on a printing press.
Photogravure An intaglio printing process in which the image has been placed on the plate by photographic means using carbon tissues.
photogravure a printing process where the image is etched into a plate cylinder; also referred to as gravure.
Kamakura Print Collection - Gravure prints (photogravure) of Kamakura, Japan, and other views by Kamakura artist/printmaker Peter Miller. The photographs were made with a Linhof Master Technika 4X5.
range of techniques to produce photographic images (i.e. involving light) without using a camera, including the usage of scanners and photocopying machines - and this is not even including printing processes like modern lithography or photogravure.
See also: Photograph, Time, Print, Photography, Camera
 
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