Digital BW, The Print

Thanks, Clayton.

What I should have added to my last message is that the cost and effort 
of working digitally will continue to improve. As technology advances, 
the techniques photographer's use to create digital images will become 
more standardized, accessable, relatively less expensive, and easier to 
master. Which parallels what happend with film-based/wet darkroom 
photography, abeit in a much more concentrated time frame.

Prior to recent improvements in camera raw processing (Photoshop CS2 
and Aperture) and Epson's ABW mode, I would have placed digital imaging 
roughly in the dry plate era. I think we've just transitioned from dry 
plate to roll film (circa 1890). It's only going to get better. The 
technology will continue to improve rapidly; techniques will become 
increasingly transparent.

Hope everyone has a good and restful holiday.

Bill Kennedy
Austin, Texas


-----Original Message-----
From: Clayton Jones <cj@...>
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 14:40:45 -0000
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Digital vs. Film: the ANSWER

   Hello Bill,

>...Our approach to teaching photography now is to...The effort and
>expense are substantial...But it does work...

It's great to read about such a good and sensible approach.  I hope
the students there appreciate what a good program they have.  If they
don't now I'm sure they will later.


Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at
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