Digital BW, The Print

There was no consensus, but that wasn't the aim of the article, either (and
definitely not mine, here). The idea was simply to show what pros got from
specific film/developers that best suited their style. It's about the same
"discovery" that Nicholas Hartmann made when he decided to print with black
ink only: it works for gritty, grainy portraits, not for Ansel Adams
landscapes.
What made me reconsider my choice is that I never explored these
possibilities, and it may well be, for example, that Technical Pan has a
better resolution and finer grain than Supra 100 and that this is visible
even when scanned with a prosumer scanner and printed with an Epson 1160. 
 
Alex
 
 -----Original Message-----
From: Todd Flashner [mailto:tflash@earthlink.net]
Sent: lunedì 22 ottobre 2001 17.33
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Film poll



> What
> most interested me was the section where they asked 6 pros what their
> favorite film/developer was, and why. This made me reconsider my current
> choice: I now shoot Kodak Supra 100 and then manipulate in Photoshop.

Was there a consensus of opinion among the pros in this article? I doubt
you'll find any consensus here. What was said that has you reconsider what
you are doing?

Todd




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