Digital BW, The Print

Today I saw the GAP's show, which precedes its release of the 
book "Individuals" ( I think it might have closed today)

(Info here: 
http://gapinc.gapinc.com/public/Media/Press_Releases/med_pr_Ga
pIndividuals092006.shtml)

These are very large prints of the photos in the book. Some were 
bigger than life size, and many were stunning. On the other hand, 
the exhibit helped me be a little less hard on my own work. I'm not 
positive if all were printed on inkjet, but many or most were, from 
film or digital originals. 

Some of the things that surprised me (for a museum exhibit) were: 

-wavy prints--many didn't appear to have anything to stiffen them on 
the back;
-dirty glass!
-banding! A photo of Anh Duong had visibile banding (my wife didn't 
notice at first, but did when i pointed it out).
-green or magenta prints. A group of B+W prints had very visible 
color casts. To me these were not warm or cool tones, but it might 
simply have been the placement of "cooler" prints near "warmer" 
prints.

All in all, an interesting show, and a learning experience.

-matt



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Matt Haber
dance, portrait and fashion photography
http://www.matthaber.com