Digital BW, The Print

Morning Scott,

I'm afraid that you have voiced exactly what I was telling a friend the
other day.
I am "in the business" of selling photography and have been very impressed
with what some people on this list are producing, As just one example,
Paul's images and knowledge is incredible,
but I have yet to try it because I don't want to take the time to deal with
all of the problems.

Regards,

John in Okc

----- Original Message -----
From: "smichener" <smichener@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 10:11 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] A Newcomers View


| Hello Friends,
|    First and foremost, I probably speak for a number of eavesdropping
| members of this group when I thank you for sharing your knowledge and
| ideas with us.  It is a tremendous resource.
|     There is another printer out here.  As a physician and father,
| black and white photography is my hobby.  As an enthusiast, I long to
| produce images like I see on your websites.
|      I don't have access to a custom lab without the mail. . . I
| don't have a wet darkroom.  The digital darkroom is more accessible
| and more affordable.  The learning curve, I think, no less difficult.
|     To gain widespread support for this medium, we must gain in
| numbers.  But while you argue over minute technical details of blacks
| being black and details in shadows being present. . . we never see
| references as to what will advance this art?
|     For a hobbyist, we want a reliable, reproducible printing form.
| We want it to be of superior quality, but want to concentrate on the
| image as our primary goal.  If I get 4 hours to sit down and try to
| produce some work, it is frustrating and will be terminal if that
| time is spent clearing clogs, aligning heads, trying to correct
| banding, etc. . .   Is scanning, formatting and printing quality with
| ease a pipedream?  For this, it seems piezo would get the edge, yet
| then you get the clogs, the green etc.  So, where should a newcomer
| begin or end?
|     So, while we look to your work for our advancements, some
| consideration should be given to quality with consistency and
| technical ease.  It will keep the door open to the hobbyist and may
| someday make the digital black and white darkroom more popular than
| we ever imagine.
|                   Thank you,
|                            Scott Michener
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