Digital BW, The Print

Cleavis, 

An interesting dilemma that will become more common as time goes on.  Thanks for posting.

Consider too the prints made at a commercial lab that are "scans" of film...but printed using LED or other digital printers (on RC paper)...hybrid prints?  "Digitally Printed" could cover a lot of current (and future) technology.  

Unfortunately, I think the category of "Digital: computer manipulated" is probably going to be one where the jurors will be looking for obviously "manipulated" images that look/scream "this was done on a computer!"    If your prints get put in that category, you may be up against "unfair" competition, if your images are the more "traditional" landscape shots I seem to remember.

This issue could be a problem for many of us if we shoot subjects that are "traditional" looking but captured and processed digitally.  For example, I use a Canon D30 digital camera and most of my work is considered to be....well....it looks like it was done on film.  

Steadman
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: lyonscox 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 7:26 PM
  Subject: [Digital BW] Assigning a name and submitting work...


  Our local fine arts gallery is having a photoshow for Arizona 
  artists.  Took my slides this morning so I can get them in on time 
  next Friday.

  What I find interesting is the way catagories break down.

  Black & White - includes toning & hand coloring

  Color - Commercial lab acceptable

  Digital - Computer manipulated images

  Mixed Media - let your imagination go!

  "The pupose of this show is to explore the unlimited creativity that 
  photography can produce.  Works should include processes from the 
  past such as silver and platinum printing, toning, etc...as well as 
  exploring the new world of computer manipulation."

  In preparing for this I come to the quandry.
  Under what guise should I submit particular images?

  I've decided I'll do a couple under different 'catagories' & in 
  deciding this I clarified for myself "Digitally produced" as a phrase 
  I may need to use.  For some of my images are in color, some straight 
  scan/print/B&W with no more 'manipulation' than I would do to a 
  silver print.  A few ARE manipulations that the computer facilitated.

  ALL of the things I'm submitting will however be "digitally produced" 
  inkjet prints BUT I could place them in "B&W" or "Color" depending on 
  the image, not needing to restrict myself to the 'manipulated' aspect.

  Words for thought.

  Cleavis



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