Very disappointing.. But the cynical side of me sees this as a milestone we will all look back on in amusement. "Remember when B&W magazine dropped digital prints and they went out of business?! ;) What were they thinking??" Sounds rather reminiscent of "Man will never fly, etc." But of course, none of this will be apparent any time soon. Jeeze, and I thought we were *already* fighting an uphill battle... Daniel Perez --- Steadman Uhlich <steadmanuhlich@...> wrote: > 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Greetings - Send FREE e-cards for every occasion! http://greetings.yahoo.com
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Re: [Digital BW] B&W Magazine "drops" digital prints
2002-02-26 by Daniel Perez
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