Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

I really appreciate your taking the time to explain these practical 
issues of monochrome production and development to us. You 
are a busy guy and didn't have to be so thourough, but you were!

Although I have been regularly involved with piezzo output since 
the first Photo Stylus 700 printers came out, I have rarely run into 
anyone who is as candid and unguarded with his knowledge as 
you apper to be. One thing I know for sure is that there are a lot of 
people on this site who have a lot of admiration for what you are 
doing. 

I studied with Todd Walker, Esther Parada, and Will Larson 
among others at the U of Arizona and in Philadelphia when 
going for my BFA and MFA. in the 80's.  I  was brought up on the 
greatest black and white work of the 20th century at the Center in 
Tucson. All the great photographer/printmakers who were still 
living came out there. I think we are just now experiencing digital 
monochrome  as the new great medium we always hoped it 
would be. Thank you for pushing this forward at a faster rate than 
it would be moving if you were not around. But I still wish 
Wilhelm would help us out a little. I'm not too worried about what 
my clients think. I'm the one that's been overly concerned with 
stability. Honesty and straight talk is what is needed and you and 
some of the other guys on this site are providing that.

I do have one final question:

What do you think of the role of sprays as one of the big answers 
for longevity? I used to tell my clients, "don't worry one day there 
is going to be a miracle spray that will make things last for 
centuries". I'm starting to think that might actually happen.

I'll be looking out for your posts. I'm hooked now and can see 
why you have so many friends out here.

John Dean
Atlanta Ga.
imaging@...