Digital BW, The Print

Very well said.  I have printed a lot of silver and pt/pd, and, strictly
from a craft viewpoint, the inkjet prints are still lacking, IMHO.  A lot of
that, most all I think, goes away when they're behind glass.  More to the
point, the technical differences are largely irrelevant in my view.  A great
image will work either way, and if it's not a great image shouldn't be
printed anyway (though we all do it anyway).

  --Ken

----- Original Message -----
From: "rshimer2001" <shimer@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 1:17 PM
Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Bruce Barnbaum on digital photography


> Before you pick on Bruce I would suggest that if read his piece
> carefully you will see that he supportive of the medium.
>
> He is biased toward the silver print and with good reason, he can
> print circles around many, but I suggest that if his comments bother
> you then perhaps you are among the many who do not care to learn his
> craft, or appreciate it, or are two thin skinned to read his
> statemant carefully.  I feel that I have seen beautiful even great
> prints on conventional silver paper and I have seen beautiful and
> even great prints made via digital printing.  They should not be
> compared, both can be beautiful in their own right, but not compared
> to each other.  It is sort of like saying that all fine art painting
> that is not  oil, acrylic, water color or whatever is the only medium
> to produce fine art in, and all the other media are invalid.
>
> Instead of worrying about which is better, understand your medium and
> do the best that you can with it.  If your vision is valid then your
> art will be appreciated, no matter what it is produce with.