Digital BW, The Print

Amen.  I for one am totally against dumbing down this forum or making the
assumption that all are beginners and none are commercial
photographers/printers.  In this instance, I guy looking to increase his
technical knowledge and to make greater use of colour management technology
asked for help.  Posts suggesting that colour management technology isn't
advantageous are naïve and those that suggest adequate results can be
achieved without it do not assist.  "Newbies" should be encouraged by the
great deal of technical knowledge that exists on this forum.  I, for one,
owe an enormous debt of gratitude to the skill that is shared here.  By its
nature the simple and complex are discussed here in an interlaced fashion.
But I encourage everyone, especially the beginners, to read the complex
discussions even if understanding is not immediate.  Over time you will
learn a great deal and only then will you have a basis for assessing the
amount to which you would care to utilize and apply it.


> From: Tyler Boley <tyler@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 00:07:03 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Color Management without instruments (T vs PR )
> 
> 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