Digital BW, The Print

have any of you ever read "zen in the art of archery" by eugen 
harrigel". it teaches that only after absolute total mastery of ones 
technigue and equipment can the talent that is inside you be 
available. until then the mind is too cluttered with the technical 
aspects to relax enough to produce the best possible work.

larry pirrone

 In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., SKID Photography <skid@b...> 
wrote:
> millerhillsteve wrote:
> 
> >  Ok folks, I think that's enough already. I would say that if you 
take a
> > picture and
> > convert it to Black and White and you like it...that's where the 
rubber hits
> > the
> > road. How it got there is unimportant unless your whole notion 
about making
> > images is about equipment and process rather than the image 
itself.
> >
> > Steve
> 
> How can you say that?   If it's only about the final image, this 
group would
> only discuss aesthetics and not technique.
> 
> I for one, am very anti-equipment, it is about the talent and not 
equipment.
> But it is *VERY* important to understand how this stuff works in 
order to use
> one's talents to best achieve the results you are after.
> 
> Harvey Ferdschneider
> partner, SKID Photography, NYC
> 
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