Digital BW, The Print

Can I interject a quick note? This is frequently characterized as a luddite vrs techhead issue. 
It's far from that, those are not even two extremes of a straight line issue. In fact, amongst a 
universe of possible approaches, those would probably be the least reasonable two.
I tend towards attempting to understand the proccesses I use, and have discovered there are 
tools available to furthur that. So I would generally advise more learning. On the other hand 
I've known people who instinctively make beautiful work with little technical knowledge.
I just want to assure people who may be inclined to pursue more tecnical knowledge that it is 
not a dead end or an end in itself, but is very useful, even fascinating to some, and can help 
gain control toward more beautiful prints. You can utilize as much or little as you like.
There is no shame in being technically adept, just as there is none in proceding on feel and 
instinct alone if that's your make-up.
Tyler