Digital BW, The Print

On 5/6/02 7:24 AM, "toomagenta@..." <toomagenta@...> wrote:

> In a message dated 5/6/2002 2:38:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> billagee@... writes:
> 
> 
>> believe me, your brother in law ( I assume you used him as an
>> example because he is not a photographer) cannot produce these prints
>> on his 1280. It takes a lot more skill than just hitting the print
>> button...you are forgetting the Photoshop steps as well as the skill
>> the photographer has in making the original image..
>> 
>> 
> 
> Bill,
> I believe the general public does not have the above quoted perception of
> digital photography.
> And if you look at all the ads by Epson, Canon etc. you can understand why.
> "Buy this printer and you too can do this in your living room folks!"
> But its the same with general photography. Anybody remember that Canon
> commercial where there were two photographers at a sports event, and you had
> to guess which one was the professional? Of course the good looking guy with
> the beautiful images taken by his Rebel was the amateur. The  stumbling dork
> with the twenty two photo devices all around him whose pictures were no
> better than the other guy's was the pro!
> These companies sell equipment to the public by showing what they can do with
> the equipment. Of course the learning curve is too steep, and that's why
> professionals still exist.
> But that doesn't mean the public will stop buying the equipment and expecting
> to do as well as an artist or professional.
> That Canon ad didn't run too long. I would like to think that's because Canon
> realised the disrespect they showed towards their professional clientele.
> George J Kunze
> 

Response mainly to Gregory,
 
This is yet another example of the person who walks into an art gallery and
says that my 3 year old could have done that.  Don't worry, real gallery
owners know their 3 year old can't do that...so do the people that buy the
work.  They realize that art is vision, idea and technique.  If you are
having trouble getting your inkjet prints into photodealers...then I suggest
you start looking to art galleries...they are typically much less
conservative when it comes to new materials.  I've seen several piezo shows
by people on this and other lists at very high end art galleries.  The work
was well received and sold well.  If the art gallery doesn't like your
inkjet prints either...then most likely you need to reconsider your vision
and idea.

Robert