Digital BW, The Print

Digital noise is not the same thing as artifacts from USM but everyone 
should be aware that too much (or improper) USMasking can make normally 
low-visibility noise more visible.


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> Digital 'noise' is not the same thing as the artifacts one gets from using unsharp mask, and should not be
> confused.  I think there is a different term to use for the USM artifacts, although I don't know what,
> specifically, to call them, beyond 'artifact' or 'halo'.
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> Harvey Ferdschneider
> partner, SKID Photography, NYC
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