Digital BW, The Print

Hello Peter,

>It is a simple, straightforward system. 
>Fred said, "Stop obsessing. You're close enough. Go take pictures!") 

Yup, that's classic Fred <g>.

Thanks for filling in here, I enjoyed reading it.  It brought back a
lot of nice memories of those early days for me when I was first
learning this stuff.  Fred's approach resonated very strongly with me,
and it especially hit home because I knew a man who obsessed
endlessly on technical minutia and hardly ever took real pics.  I
identify very much with those minimalist descriptions of EW in that I
tend to find something that works and stick with it.  There was a
point where I got tired of testing new films and stuff and just quit
and concentrated on taking pics.  And that was the period during which
I grew the most as a photographer.  With Fred's approach, the
technical part became "invisible" in a sense.  It was an internalized
tool that helped creativity, not an obstacle to be dealt with.  After
I found and absorbed his stuff it was like being launched off a
catapult.

I was never a FP worshipper, but I dislike seeing him bashed by people
who don't understand what he was about.  In spite of his human
frailties, I feel he made a significant contribution and helped
many people achieve a high standard of excellence and love for
the art and craft.

Thanks again.

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm