Digital BW, The Print

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


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