Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson 
<jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> Moreno, he asked what makes a good print, and technically if he 
followed
> these rules, he'd have a pretty nice print. You can always break the
> rules if you want. 
> 
> Jerry
> 

Jerry-

Those sound like pretty good "rules" to me, too...adding that you can 
only "break" them if you know them and understand them and then break 
them for a reason.

It seems there is more "bashing" of the technical side of photography 
overpowering the artistic side in the digital forums...only natural, 
I guess, since digital photography is pretty impressive technology.

But I have always believed also, that you can only get free from the 
technical part of photography (film or digital) by knowing the 
technology and equipment limits so well that you were able to use the 
tools instinctively and intuitively as opposed to the photographer 
who really has not put in the time to "know all there is to know" 
about the technology and is therefore more of a slave to it (and the 
manuals).

The great thing about this particular forum is that there is a 
sporadic intense thread that nurtures one or the other (or both) 
concepts...that go into the making of the ART. It really doesn't 
matter which side motivates you to start the process...you need BOTH 
to really complete it.

Your work is a great example of "out of the box" thinking and 
creativity that is possible only because of your immaculate 
preparation on the technology side... Keep it coming.

Tom O'Connell