Digital BW, The Print

> From: Djon <westsidemaurice@...>

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> 
> Diane, you're too gentle...  digital tech encourages us to think
> everything is done for us automatically, plug-and-play...allows us to
> get lazy and assume we don't need to acquire and apply fundamental
> non-digital photo skills.

No it doesn't.  That really is a gross generalisation.  There is nothing
stated in the original question that would lead anyone to infer that the
image isn't a good one and that the issue at hand is merely a lack of
understanding of how, in the digital domain, to technically realise the best
print of the image. There is nothing in the original post to say that the
poster doesn't know how to workup an image in Photoshop.  Furthermore, there
is in fact nothing to infer that the person posing the question hasn't
mastered other digital printing workflows.  You on the other hand imply,
rudely, that the poster was lazy and could not apply "fundamental
non-digital photo skills".

The rest of this is just waffle and completely unhelpful to the person who
asked the question.  If you have no constructive advice to add don't post.

> 
> Contrast/brightness is beautifully adjustable visually in Photoshop
> and Elements and, partially, in the Gamma setting of QTRgui.
> 
> Example: The little switch between Epson OEM Photo Black and Matte
> Black makes a big difference in some images and on some papers, even
> though both may be "acceptable", considering the workarounds some
> people do without QTR or Black Only to get B&W. Important, visual, not
> at all digital. People without traditional photo backgrounds probably
> don't even notice.
> 
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