Digital BW, The Print

And yes, of course they are "Prints". 

Jerry

Tom O'Connell wrote:
> 
> >
> > Sounds to me like he is implying that to be a "print" to him means
> to
> > PRINT on silver-based traditional paper. I guess to him then
> > digital inkjet output of any sort are not prints.   A little narrow
> in his
> > viewpoint but he's entitled to it no matter how archaic others may
> > think it is.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >  Richard
> 
> I agree. I think this is the same article I read a couple of months
> ago. He actually takes the other side later in the article and says
> he is surprised at how good some digital work it and he intends to
> learn more about it and work with it.
> 
> However, to even imply that digital work is not photography is just
> plainly wrong, IMHO... It isn't FILM PHOTOGRAPHY, it isn't WET
> DARKROOM SILVER PRINT PHOTOGRAPHY, but where do the film users get
> off claiming that their work is "photography"...if it isn't a wet
> plate, it's not photography, it's only something to do with some
> silly gelatin sheet...
> 
> Tom O'Connell
> 
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