Digital BW, The Print

There are still many people who value hand made prints and love the beautiful prints that result from the the many alternative processes or historic processes.  There is nothing wrong with either an inkjet print or a Platinum Palladium print—they are apples and oranges and each should be judged on its own merit.  Many of the great fine art photographers prefer the alternative processes in conjunction with digital negatives.  Contact printing does have its advantages.


Mark Nelson
www.precisiondigitalnegatives.com





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From: C D Tobie <CDTobie@...>
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, Jul 5, 2010 1:42 pm
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Digital B&W to Traditional B&W


  
    
                  

On Jul 5, 2010, at 2:34 PM, Mark Savoia wrote:

> Nobody has seemed to ask you this question "why do you want a neg  
> and not just print the digital file directly via inkjet or light-jet"?

The answer I have always gotten when I ask this is "because I want to  
still play around with my enlarger and chemical process". Its not an  
argument that  moves me personally, but it seems to be a common  
feeling among the "chemicals on my hands" crowd. However, their  
enthusiasm is somewhat dampened when they find its a contact-only  
process, since that eliminates much of the enlarger functionality.

C. David Tobie
Global Product Technology Manager
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
CDTobie@...

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