Digital BW, The Print

Roger...... I agree with you 100% Archiving is not
restricted to what someone thinks is near and dear the
them,but records of that era.I guess I was just trying
to stir the pot.You make a valid point,I know those 5
digital images will grow and I will feel like I'm in
the same boat.I probably will shoot copy negs of those
files.You guys bring up some reel concerns, that are
scary,but the great thing about the digital world is
that the possibilities are so endless it would be
crazy to go back to film. I just recenty got Mr
Harringtons QuadTone RIP for my Epson 7600 and
2200,its a real turning point for me. Francis Ford
--- Roger Howard <rogerhoward@...> wrote:

> 
> On Nov 24, 2004, at 9:33 AM, Francis Ford wrote:
> 
> >
> > I have maybe 150 photographs over a period of 35
> years
> > that are worth holding on to,maybe 5 of those are
> not
> > from film.People who worry about millions of files
> or
> > negs have to learn how to edit.Who has a million
> great
> > photgraphs? No one.  I had a huge fire 25 years
> > ago,but my negs were spared.Do you think I would
> learn
> > my lesson? Nah,everything is still in one place.I
> back
> > stuff up,but its not for posterity,its so I don't
> have
> > to play with a file again.Francis Ford
> 
> People take photos for many reasons; while this
> group is full of 
> professionals, I'm also sure we all shoot snapshots.
> Sure, in terms of 
> numbers of great works of art, I think most of us
> would be lucky that a 
> few percent of the frames we shot met this standard.
> But I, for one, 
> shoot many types of events and subjects; some
> sentimental, private, 
> personal, or just straight documentary. I can
> confidently say I have 
> several thousand - at very least - images which I
> consider worth 
> keeping according to various criteria. You may not
> find them all art, 
> but they are every bit as precious as letters and
> other sentimental 
> items. If we all restricted ourselves to 150
> photographs in an archive, 
> there would not be much photographic cultural
> heritage in a hundred 
> years.
> 
> Archiving is not restricted to "great photographs".
> It's as broad as 
> what an individual finds valuable, and you may be
> surprised but most 
> often the least artistic images are of the most
> interest to future 
> generations. If all we had to remember history by
> was through contrived 
> works of art, we'd have a very short memory.
> 
> -R
> 
> 


		
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