Digital BW, The Print

Hi I'm a newbie to the group and I'm interested in printing in b&w.
There seems to be a lot of things that I need to catch up with in terms
of information.  Would you be willing to make recommendations on how to
get started?   Create a list of "Option 1" and "Option 2" etc.  Option
1: Beginners; low cost.  Option 2: Intermediate; good upgrade to
beginners list.  Option 3: Professional: High quality, medium to deep
pockets.  Get the idea?  How does one get started?  I understand that
there will plenty of opinions on what is good and what is not.  But that
is what the group is for right?  May be our group caretaker "Modulator"
can post a library of information like this so new members can have a
way of catching up.  Also have our hard core guru's post tips (do's and
don'ts or "white papers") that support the list on file.  Also look into
having a monthly or quarterly "Class session" that continues to support
what on the list.  Perhaps this can spur a yearly photo contest within
the group.

I'm just thinking out loud, it would be great to have a group generating
a lot of ideas to help people enjoy their hobby or craft rather than
just answering problems.  At least I think so!

New to DigitalB&WThePrint,
Graywolf

-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Olson [mailto:jerryolson@...] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 11:10 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Is Now Really The Time?

Ned,

With the right software, curves and inksets, digital printing has
already surpassed darkroom printing in sharpness, highlight detail,
shadow detail and all around quality.

There are so many things available now, you might want to start looking
into them.

jerry

Join one of the many print exhanges and you'll see what is possible.

nedbuntline2002 wrote:
> 
> I've had a darkroom for quite some time, and I'm rather proficient at
> the old techniques.  But I'm getting shoved (mostly by publications)
> into thinking about digital.  I've made the decision that I would
> like to give it a try, I'm just not sure if now is the time.
>


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