Digital BW, The Print

Harvey,

Try to imagine one of Ansel Adams prints without a proper black. Think
it would be impressive? If he just had charcoal grays where blacks
should have been, I doubt if he would have been considered a good
printer. Most (but not all) landscapes need that deep black to make a
satisfying print.  And please keep in mind I did not say ALL prints
should have a deep black.

At school, we were always taught that a proper print, except high key
prints, should have a paper white, a full range of grays, and a black,
somewhere in the print that was as deep as the paper could produce.

In fact if a print did not have these qualities, it was an automatic
reprint. I had Boris Dobro as a teacher, and he was a master printer.
World Class.

Jerry



SKID Photography wrote:
> 
> I think it's unfortunate that you seem to have such a limited view of what can comprise a 'beautiful' image.
> To be hemmed in by perfect black and pure white seems so limiting, when there are ranges of emotions to evoke.
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