Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson 
<jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> Not for me!! I would Never ever destroy a good image, I just 
can't buy
> into the "edition" thing.

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Jerry,

That's exactly my point -- if you knew that today was the ONLY 
time you'd print a given image, you'd make damn sure you didn't 
print it with dyes.

I think this mindset would go a long way toward separating the 
men from the boys too. (This is no comment to you specifically, 
Jerry). But it would clearly separate the serious, committed 
artists from the "weekend warriors"; even if both owned 9600's. 
Each person would think long and hard about their creative 
decision making about a given image; then they'd test and test 
and test. And THEN, they'd make the final edition. And then be 
done with it.

They'd then clearly and methodically stack them all, and begin 
numbering them in the edition. And then begin sleeving them or 
matting them.

I just suggest that this entire frame of mind would radically alter 
how a person approaches his craft.

If this craft is going to be considered a "serious art", then we 
must be committed and resolute in our approach.

We must kill the "push the button and another one pops out" 
mentality completely. With a stake right through the heart.

Just my opinion. I might be wrong,

Mark Tucker