Digital BW, The Print

Steadman,

This is essentially an untenable position on their part and a betrayal of
the interest of their readers. Now is the time to collect early digital
prints. You have to be rather thick to not realize that eventually digital
is going to be a very large and important B&W medium and the very first
efforts will be small in number, much sought after and highly valued.

Time will render the proper verdict on their decision. In the meantime I bet
they don't turn down any ads by photographers selling digital prints!

Martin Wesley


----- Original Message -----
From: "Steadman Uhlich" <steadmanuhlich@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 1:09 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] B&W Magazine "drops" digital prints


> Hello,
>
> This is just a short news item for you....the recent issue of B&W magazine
(for collectors of fine photography) has dropped digital prints.
>
> In his letter to readers, the editor in chief says that digital prints do
not have the tradition, heritage, and well....some other qualities he thinks
important for collectors...given that they are made by "machine" and not in
a traditional manner.  So...from now on...this mag will not have any
articles or feature any discussion of digital prints.
>
> Too bad he doesn't realize the hours I spend on making a single great
print...the sweat and the frustration of dealing with the technical issues
to get it perfect.....the multitudes of "not-perfect" prints that I throw
away...the attention to detail and the careful use of archival papers and
inks...and the creativity involved not only in the image making but
also...gasp...in the printing itself!   Yes...it is hard to make perfect
prints....very hard.  Despite the best of tools and the best
techniques...perfection is always hard....and sometimes unobtainable.
>
> Despite this...at least one of the profiled photographers says in his bio
how important the traditional process is to him and his photography....and
then at the bottom of the page offers to sell his prints as "giclees
starting at....$xxx"  so...
>
> Comments?
>
> Steadman
>
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