Digital BW, The Print

At 02:35 PM 5/10/03 +0000, you wrote:
>Steve & Alan,
>
>Thanks for the replies.  Would like to have seen some more comments
>on price ranges.
>
>I asked the question having already had some practice.  I usually
>shoot with a Dyna-lite 'portrait' kit, Sensia100 rated at 100 and
>exposed 1/2 under and 1 f-stop under meter reading (Sekonic L508).  I
>like this because it produces one slide right on and one a trace
>dark, which I think projects better.  Development at the 'plant' can
>occassionally throw things a bit off, in general my slides are
>excellent.
>
>Haven't had a problem shooting through glass yet but haven't figured
>out how to polarize the lights when shooting into the umbrellas yet
>either.  When I do frame something, I usually use AR/museum glass
>which minimized the problem.  Shooting at night with the flash helps
>too.
>
>Like Alan, some picture formats suffer slide duplication.  I can see
>with PS7 having a thumbnail of files that people might accept Cds
>more in the future.  I've been noticing most submission guidelines
>like to have work 2-years old or more recent.  Understandable but
>still unreasonable if people actually want to see 'your best work'
>which evolves and accumulates over time. Having juried recently,
>original work is valuable but difficult in most circumstances.  Can't
>win for losing ;-)
>
>Thanks again,
>Cleavis

Cleavis,

You raise an interesting point.  I am just now printing work for the first 
time that I shot in the '80s.  To me it's new work!  Us photographers tend 
to build on themes over the years and may not make our final opus "before 
its time". I guess the way to sneak past the juror is to title the work "No 
36 from the Wombat series, 1962 - 2003."  From the juror's standpoint, they 
don't want work that has been widely exhibited by the artist for one 
thing.  Also productivity is seen as a sign of seriousness - for what that 
is worth.

AZ





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