Digital BW, The Print

A great print (silver/inkjet or whatever)
- depends on the capabiliy to produce a great negative (file)
- depends on the capabilty to pre-visualize a great picture
- depends on the capability to discover great images in one´s 
  soul
- depends on the sensitivity of the artist 

And other sensitive human beings will be able to recognize a 
great print, whatever gallerists are thinking, saying or dealing 
with.
At least I hope so.
Bernd



                          
-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Robert Morrison 
<rmorrison@p...> wrote:
> On 5/6/02 7:24 AM, "toomagenta@a..." <toomagenta@a...> 
wrote:
> 
> > In a message dated 5/6/2002 2:38:58 AM Eastern Daylight 
Time,
> > billagee@r... 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