Digital BW, The Print

Jerry, Todd, everyone,

I guess my point is that we don't get to set the labels, the academics do, those
people are the ones that archive, and write the history.  The reasoning is that
they have no prejudices (like 'this name sounds cool") and just want to be
exacting and informative.

A simple example is Man Ray.  He called those cameraless images that he made
'Rayograms' (or something like that) and the historians label them in museums as
'Photograms'.

Why fight what apparently has been set in place already? (Brooklyn Museum etc.)

Again, call your prints what you will, it is certainly your right as the
creator.  But if one wants to be 'neutral' (without any hype, marketing, or
artistic flourish), what we all make here are 'INKJET PRINTS' using various
different inks on various substrates..

Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC





>  I recognize the difference Harvey.
>
> But the term "Inkjet print" does have an inferior connotation to most
> ears. Sort of like 90 minute photo versus Custom photography.
>
> And it doesn't sound nearly as pretentious as "Giclée".
>
> Jerry
>
> SKID Photography wrote:
> >
> > Jerry,
> > I beg to differ.
> >
> > To be academically correct (like from a museum and informative standpoint)
> they
> > are inkjet prints using 'carbon pigment' (or whatever) inks.
> >
> > To use any other term is a marketing ploy.  And that's ok if you recognize
> the
> > difference. :-)
> >
> > Harvey Ferdschneider
> > partner, SKID Photography, NYC
> >
> > Jerry Olson wrote:
> >
> > >  Why not just call them what they are? Carbon Pigment Prints.
> > >
> > >
> > > antonisphoto wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Daniel,
> > > >
> > > > must've  felt nice to discover you couldn't tell a digital
> black-and-white
> > > from a
> > > > darkroom print. I had the same experience several times, and at least
> once
> > > in
> > > > the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego where a few piezoBW prints
> > > > were thrown in with wet prints.
> > > >
> > > > However, we are still in the era of seeking legitimacy for our prints in
> the
> > > world
> > > > of collectors, museums and galleries. Inkjet prints - especially if you
> call
> > > them
> > > > that and don't use French names for them - don't have the cache of
> "toned
> > > > silver prints". Yet.
> > > >
> > > > Antonis
> > > >
> >





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