Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Gary " <gary@...> wrote:
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> Mark,
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> Just a thought... it would be interesting if you could post a few images on
> your site of what the testing area looks like and or a U tube of the testing
> process. I think it would be informative and interesting to see a few behind
> the scenes looks of the actual  testing location. You may get some
> additional exposure millage out the images. 
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> Keep up the good work!
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> Thanks,
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> Gary Wagner
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> garywagner.com

Well, my test equipment isn't very pretty and neither am I, so my adventures into video celebrity status will have to be undertaken with deliberate measure! That said, it's what's under the hood that counts, for both men and machines, so in that respect I'm comfortable with sharing my methods freely with others. 

Anyway, I do take your suggestion to heart and have already had my web programmer get the AaI&A website website ready for some video tutorials.  However, don't look for Hollywood production values. It will be pretty basic stuff.  I think my first tutorial needs to be a good illustrated discussion of "What are Megalux hours, anyway?", i.e. how the diversity of lighting in the real world impacts print fading, how it is measured, and how the light exposure  accumulates over the years to add up to the kinds of megalux hour exposure doses AaI&A reports in the light fade database. I also need a video tutorial to help people better understand how to read the AaI&A test reports. Some have criticized my reports as being too complicated, but once people take the time to learn some of the basic concepts, it's all pretty straight-forward.

So, I'm with you in principle on this video education/promotion work.

thanks,
Mark