Digital BW, The Print

Hello Shoshanna,

>Face it, a traditional darkroom, for all the beautiful imagery we 
>were able to produce, was not exactly an idyllic environment in 
>which to work-- minimal light, dangerous chemicals, high levels of 
>toxicity, the hazards of operating paper cutters and print dryers in 
>that minimal light, the time and expense of making tests, the 
>necessity and inconvenience of numerous paper safes in multiple 
>sizes... sitting today at my desk, in a very comfortable leather 
>chair, processing my digital negatives (RAW files) within Photoshop 
>and turning out exquisite prints by doing scarcely more than lifting 
>a finger, I feel no nostalgia whatsoever for the twenty-odd years I 
>spent in a chemical darkroom.
> 
>Don't get me wrong-- I'm very grateful to have come to photography 
>in the early '70s and learned the discipline of film and the art of  
>traditional processing-- but I'm happy to use that knowledge and 
>experience today to create digital prints of my work, with 
>considerably less aggravation, effort, exhaustion, and expense. 

Well Said!  You painted a perfect picture.  I have to admit, however,
of a tiny bit of nostalgia...but not much.

I'm going to save this in my collection of favorite BW Forum quotes.


Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
I-Trak 2.1   http://www.cjcom.net/itrak.htm