Re: [Digital BW] Re: Printing for Editions? Mark T
2002-11-18 by sdmey4@aol.com
In a message dated 11/17/2002 7:46:38 PM Pacific Standard Time, cj@... writes: > You have to wait until you're 80, like Brett Weston did, and then > destroy all your negs and files <g>. > > Regards, - cj > Lets see, If you destroy your negs at 80, Then there won't be any "estate editioned prints" to leave your 30yr old wife! (just kiddding);0) Like Imogene Cunningham estate prints!(much cheaper than the ones she made) Never destroy your negs! A while back Cone editions, or a piezo black and white print shop reissued a box set of 6 Walker Evans prints all in Ink on rag paper. Editioning photographic prints really has no relation to the original concept of editioned press prints. I say edition them how you want to, set the number at what you realistically think you might sell, Its your art your in charge of it. When I number my prints at 50 I make no promise that they will be identicle, and I might make a bigger size a different smaller edition.There are plenty of names that do this. The collector market is driven by names, then images!-course to get the "name" some pretty special images had to have been produced. Anybody seen any new names at an APAID show? There are prints out there that get the" just push the button for another copy response" But fine photographers make fine ink prints and you can tell there is a difference between a pro photographers work and even a semi pro when you see the work at exhibition. Even if its an inkjet with weak blacks :) I know we all want the best. Truthfully, only other photographers notice things like deep blacks or lack of. Ask yourselves How many expensive photographs have I wanted to buy or bought recently, 600-2000.00 and what made you want to buy them? Mark Tucker, I don't think anyone is going to give you that he pushed the print button and made that beautiful photograph. It obvious your a pro, even a very talented one o:) your like an the anorexic who only sees fat in the mirror, except you see weak blacks. I gotta tell you mark, your the only thing keeeping me from buying a 9600, and maybe thats good. The black 9600 samples I have seem fine, and I know how good dye blacks are! Maybe you should burn those dye prints, with the coal blacks? NAW! I like having good ones and bad ones around just to know where I've been or where I want to go. I do like looking at photography,and reading about, its good for ideas and stimulation as well as inspiration. Buy I did cancel My subscription to Black and White Magazine, At little bit regrettfully at this point. Decided the digital thing is not something I want to make a big deal out of. I'm in digital because I like the look of ink on rag papers period. Thats what I do, and thats what I like, and thats what compliments my work best in my opinion. Fourtunately it sells in ink without question, and at the same price as silver. My problem is I feel guilty when a gallery sells a print for 950.00. But not for long! End of stupid ramble>> Steve M. http://www.xray-art.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]