Digital BW, The Print

Roy, I wasn't ragging on you believe me! It wasn't a quote from you,
it was the writer's haziness- "With the advent of quad tone inksets
three years ago..."
I see how it was meant to be taken.
I find the history of these developements interesting, and with the
constant influx of new people and fast evolution of digital methods,
it all get's lost too quickly. We all know a lot about the
developement of photographic materials, but times have changed.
Witness the fairly regular "what the heck is QTR?" question.
Having had some contact with some of the very impressive and talented
people that have contributed to where we are, I'm somewhat sensitive
to the issue. You should count yourself amongst that group.
Tyler

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Harrington"
<roy@h...> wrote:
> Hi Tyler,
> 
> Thanks.  BTW the 3 years ago was when I started using quad inks not when
> they were introduced.  I was still in the darkroom then.
> 
> Roy
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Tyler Boley"
<tyler@t...> wrote:
> > There is a great article about Roy Harrington in the latest View
> > Camera Magazine. A lot of info on how QTR came about, as well as some
> > reproductions of his wonderful photography.
> > Of course I have to niggle a bit- quad tone inks were introduced 3
> > years ago???
> > I started using the original MIS set of quads in 1999, and I was
> > following already experienced people like Dan Culbertson and Steve
> > Meyers, so I'm not sure when they were introduced. There were other
> > less vocal people already using them at that time as well. I believe
> > Cone had a set for Iris in 1996. I switched to the Lyson quad inks
> > later in 1999 when they came to market for Epsons, then later the
> > Piezography sets, etc..
> > A little factual history folks!! This process has a past, with many
> > interesting characters and fits and starts.
> > Sorry for the diversion. Congratulations Roy, your work deserves to be
> > seen, and the community should be aware and grateful for your hard
work.
> > Tyler