Digital BW, The Print

> This is definitely NOT an
> idea for a "production darkroom"; it's much more of a
> personal-work, or gallery-work thing, when you're not printing for
> a job on deadline, with the FedEx driver standing there tapping
> his foot, with "that look" on his face. But as long as you accept
> that, it's a worthwhile pursuit.

I'm a fine art photographer, so quantity is not a serious concern for me.  I
should also say that I work small (a large print is 11x14). I'm going to
look at using a paint roller to apply my coatings for people who work
larger...they could certainly be applied with an HVLP sprayer for a big
run...but my focus is taking a piece of fine art and making it finer...this
will certainly take time.  I should say that with a little practice you can
get good at this...and faster.  I'd say at this point I could coat a show
(30, 11x14 prints) in an evening...with my water-based coating system these
prints will be dry to touch by the next morning.  Given the amount of time
it takes to take, scan, edit and print these photos this time addition is
trivial for me...and strangely fun...makes me think of the days when I made
hands on art.

> It seems like I'm already chained to this computer most of the
> day as it is now; the thought of adding much more
> post-production time after the print pops out of the 7000 makes
> me feel squeamish "down there". But since you've already found
> a wife, then the hardest part of life has been accomplished, so
> forge ahead and keep us posted.

In my opinion, the best way to save time is to switch to digital...my
post-camera time is approximately 1/10 shooting with my D1 over scanning
negs from my F100.  I'll soon upgrade to a D1X and the quality of my final
prints will be better than anything I can get from my F100/SS4000
combination.

Robert 
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