Digital BW, The Print

Yes but this conversation is obsessing over not his vision but his
technique.  At any rate it is amusing.


> From: Djon <westsidemaurice@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Tue, 07 Jun 2005 17:18:58 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Digital Weston
> 
> 
> Steve, for me the interest in Weston's technique has to do with his
> his vision. He was not driven technically: he resolved technical
> challenges early on and subsequently pursued simpler techniques than
> most professionals.
> 
> He was obsessive about vision, that's what's compelling.
> 
> Vision and technology occupy different halves of the brain, and this
> has implications for digital workflow Vs optical.
> 
> It's worth reading Daybook II to see what Weston was really
> about...he's extremely clear about his work.
> 
> Djon
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Steve Kale
> <stevekale@b...> wrote:
>> I just think people spend too much time obsessing over what a guy
> did many
>> years ago, without the choices available today.