Digital BW, The Print

Harvey,

When a picture is reproduced in a magazine with a 4 color process, we do not
say "Hey great 4 color printing press picture". That would be absurd. We say
"Hey dude, great image".

When I go to a gallery and look at a great image, irregardless of how it was
created it is the photograph that is whats important. Yes, we may want to
know the process, but I don't care what the machine was the printed it. We
don't say, "Hey dude, great point source enlarger print" Or "Great diffusion
enlarger w/ #2-1/2 filter print do we?" Of course not, that would be too
foolish.

So why do we need to call a print by the machine that makes it. If a
"traditional" print is made on an enlarger, it is the paper and coating that
is described as in "Silver Gelatin Print". So I would suggest that my prints
are "Pigmented Carbon Ink Prints". Who gives a sows ear wht the machine was
that got the coating on the paper. A platinum print is not called "A #3
artists brush coated print" no it is a Platinum print because the media
which is platinum/palladium in on the paper.

I think this discussion has gotten way to anal.  We are artists, we make
art, let's forget about the machine, otherwise we will be calling our
prints, "Diffusion light source w/ 2-1/2 contrast filter Prints".

Mike