Digital BW, The Print

To convince gallery owners and patrons that "carbon" means
"AmDichromate sensitization, contact print
 via actinic light"  would require a pretty substantial PR campaign.

In any case, carbon printing substantially predates photography
...think of the images in the caves of Lascaux. 

And inkjets in carbon printing are easy enough to explain in ephemera
accompanying prints. Hard to imagine that art patrons care. Hopefully
they are more interested in the image. 

IMO it's a good thing for galleries, patrons, and photographers to
minimize the chemistry and optics in discussion of photo images (is it
necessary to mention D76 or Rodenstock?), and it's a good thing to
remove the digital geek-talk. Attention should be focused on the
images, not the process.





--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, J Vee
<j.vee@g...> wrote:
> I have not followed this thread completely, so maybe I am
misunderstanding
> something.  As the author or several articles on (traditional) Carbon
> printing, I must say that Carbro (using Bromide print)  is simply a
> variation of the Carbon process(AmDichromate sensitization, contact
print
> via actinic light).  Thus, I think that using the term Carbon print
for an
> ink jet print is misleading.  J Vee
> 
> 
> On 7/24/05 12:09 AM, "Djon" <westsidemaurice@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > I don't think they're being "nervous." And I don't think "carbon"
> > confuses anybody. Carbro, on the other hand, is primarily of historic
> > interest, as opposed to imagemaking interest...if someone works with
> > carbro today, it's up to THEM to belabor "carbro" Vs "carbon."
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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