Digital BW, The Print

Hi Bailey,

Nice to hear from you. I am quite happy to continue putting my work into club competitions because I agree with you, that whether the comments are misplaced or not they always have value, and I have learnt a lot from considering what has been said to me. I understand that a magenta cast is undesirable to many professional photographers - which is why I would like to have the option of printing both with and without it. I am a born experimenter and really enjoy 'not' doing things as they are classically done - and the interesting and sometimes horrible results that come out of this. But it would also be good, I feel, to be able to produce classic B&W prints that are as they should be when I need to. Right now it seems to be up to the mood of the printer!!!!

Currently bidding on a refurbed Epson Photo 2200 so we'll see!!!!! Fingers crossed and hopefully many more experiments in the pipeline.

All the best - Helen





  The best way to avoid "(often ignorant) comments " is never to show
  your pictures to anyone - a big mistake.  If you show your work and
  get comments, you will always run the risk of getting poor advice,
  whether you get it from club judges or professional photographers. 
  Take all commentary and advice with a grain of salt, but consider it
  carefully because you can learn from it.  Even comments from
  non-photographers is valuable, telling you at least someone's reaction
  to your work.  

  Even knowing that sometimes my work will be judged by someone who is
  not fully expert, and with whom my opinions may differ, I count my
  participation in camera clubs, including competitions, as the most
  valuable single way I have developed as a photographer. This is true
  for many others.

  As for the matter of the magenta cast on BW photographs, this and
  other color casts in BW digital images is a substantial problem with
  several printers and drivers, one that most people on this list would
  recognize as a problem, and one that can be overcome by numerous means
  that are discussed vigorously on this list.  It is true that if Helen
  likes this cast she should stick with it, but most knowledgable
  photographers will regard this as undesirable except in a few special
  cases, not just those "(often ignorant)" club judges.

  Bailey Donnally

  --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Peter Marshall
  <petermarshall@...> wrote:
  >
  > Helen,
  > 
  >  If you like the results and the quality why not stay with it until you 
  > need something different?
  > 
  > The best way not to get (often ignorant) comments from club judges is 
  > not to put pictures into club competitions.
  > 
  > Regards
  > 
  > Peter Marshall
  > petermarshall@...   
  >




  SPONSORED LINKS Digital wedding photography  Learn digital photography  Digital photography college  
        Digital photography  Digital photography web site  Digital photography course  


------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS 

    a..  Visit your group "DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint" on the web.
      
    b..  To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
     DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
      
    c..  Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. 


------------------------------------------------------------------------------



[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]