Digital BW, The Print

Some want to hear/listen to critique of the image, some want the same for
the technical aspects of the print itself, ie inks, paper, LINES in the
print... others want both, but a few just want to collect.  So what to do...

I would imagine further guidelines when beginning a particular exchange
might help but then who wants to add to the confusion.  I was very
disappointed that there wasn't any discussion on this list's first two
exchanges. I learned more offlist which really wasn't the point of joining
in my opinion.

Mike K
>> If I wanted a portfolio review I would schedule time with Arnold
>> Newman.
Austin
> This was not at all about portfolio reviewing, it was specifically about
> digital printing...it wasn't really even about the image!  The Piezo system
> was VERY new back then, and something like this gave other people a chance
> to see that you CAN get 11 stops out of a scanner/film...and you can print
> them too ;-)

Personally I wanted to discuss the printing process.  New or not, it is good
to see and discuss the prints in hand, especially for those of us who did
not have any means to compare otherwise.  Now I do have other means... lucky
me, but there are many who still need to compare what they are achieving
with others... and discuss it.

I tried to talk about some of the prints (not the images themselves - the
printer's output)... but other than dear Martin's response, there was
nothing on this list.

> Just an FYI, I participate in a number of lists than this one, and every
> time someone posts an image, they pretty much expect critique...and pretty
> much get it.  At least for me, if someone doesn't take the time to notice
> what there is in my images, the image is wasted on them.  I'm not saying
> that's bad, or they are bad, not at all.  I am saying that I, personally,
> appreciate criticism of my work.  That's now I get better and learn things.

Absolutely Austin, well said.

Carolyn