Digital BW, The Print

James,

>In both these conversations he was chauvinistic to the point 
>of being hostile.  He turned me off before I could get that 
>far with what he had to say.

I see your point.   That sort of personality usually comes from an
extreme sense of inferiority.  It, along with his so-so photos,
probably is what kept him from being fully accepted as someone of
great stature, which he obviously wanted and tried to manufacture,
which then led to greater resentment and only made it worse.  Too
bad.  

I never had a personal interaction with him.  Probably is better I
didn't.  I wasn't interested in hero worship, just wanted to learn how
to make good prints, and he certainly provided me with a good path
through the Zone System minefield.  For that I'm thankful.  Rest In
Peace, Mr. Picker.

Regards,
Clayton


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