Digital BW, The Print

On Jan 17, 2010, at 9:38 PM, Paul Grant wrote:

> I have looked for software solutions in the past. I guess if you 
> tend to force all your prints to fit the frame then it's not needed.

You must be a mind reader. I have had that exact same thought in mind the whole day. If the majority of people are willing to alter their vision to fit a fixed ready-made matte size, then there is little call for such a tool.

I remember how disappointed I was when I met Frederick Sommer. All he could do was focus on the fact I had not printed the entire frame of one particular negative. The fact I told him I had intended the cropping he was seeing from the moment I set up the tripod had no effect on him. He had zeroed in on the crop and otherwise completely ignored the work. I don't worship formats or paper sizes but apparently a lot of people do.

David Kachel



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