Digital BW, The Print

Hi Nick,

Wow... I just got back from the Bateman Gallery. You are a _very_ talented
photographer. Wildlife photography doesn't usually interest me a great deal,
but what you are doing is outstanding. A very distinct style. I especially
enjoyed 'Hippos River' and 'Elephant Herd on the Plain' (That isn't the
correct title--I forgot to write it down).

I had originally gone specifically to see the quality of the prints as I am
going to jump on the IJC/OPM wagon with either a 2200 or the supposed
successor to the 3000--but what a surprise to not only find nicely made
prints but beautiful images too.

I also had a nice chat with June and John.

I would recommend to anyone on the list to make the effort to see the
showing--it is more than worth it.

Jon

> Hi Everyone
> 
> With all the current postings about OPM/IJC right now, I thought I'd
> mention that opening today in Soho, New York,and running for 3 months
> until August 30, is an exhibition of my photos all printed using
> SOLELY OPM/IJC. 
> 
> If anyone is interested in seeing how good prints can look using the
> software and you're in New York over the next three months, please go
> check out the show.
> 
> All the 20'x24' prints - 13 of them - are sepia-toned black and white
> images printed by Joe Berndt at Bowhaus, the main man behind the
> software. We used MIS Ultratones with VM Sepia on Hahnemuhle German
> Etching. 
> 
> The 12 smaller (12'x15') sepia-toned black and white prints in the
> show were printed by me on my 2200 using the OPM/IJC software with
> Epson Ultrachromes on the Hahnemuhle German Etching paper.
> 
> The exhibition is especially satisfying for me because over the least
> few months I have seen photographic dealers and buyers drop their
> prejudice towards digital fine art prints once they saw my work and I
> expressed reluctance to have digital negs made to do silver gelatin
> prints of the photos. Of the 40-odd prints sold in the last three
> months, no-one has requested gelatin.
> 
> So if you're interested and in NY at any point, the show is at :
> 
> The June Bateman Gallery
> 560 Broadway
> #309
> Soho, NY 10012
> Tues-Sat 11am-6pm
> 212 925 9751.
> 
> 
> Nick Brandt

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Jon 
<vze249jf@v...> wrote:
> Hi Nick,
> 
> Wow... I just got back from the Bateman Gallery. You are a _very_ 
talented photographer. Wildlife photography doesn't usually interest 
me a great deal, but what you are doing is outstanding. A very 
distinct style. I especially enjoyed 'Hippos River' and 'Elephant Herd 
on the Plain' (That isn't the correct title--I forgot to write it 
down).

Hi Jon

Thanks so much for going and for the compliments. I missed you by five 
minutes - walking in just after you left!

Interesting you like those two photos the most  - both were infra-red. 
I love the way it makes the photos feel kind of like an African 
Midsummer Night's Dream.

Also, I'm no fan of wildlife photography as we know it either - I find 
most of it completely artless. I'd like to think I'm doing something 
new with it, utterly arrogant though that sounds!
 
> I had originally gone specifically to see the quality of the prints 
as I am going to jump on the IJC/OPM wagon with either a 2200 or the 
supposed successor to the 3000--but what a surprise to not only find 
nicely made prints but beautiful images too.

Please try jumping on the IJC wagon. I'm thrilled with it. I'm not the 
msot technically savvy of photographers on the digital front - most 
guys on this forum are way more experienced than me - and I'm 
constantly learning how to make my prints better - but I do know that 
with OPM/IJC I'm finally getting prints that I like.
 
> I would recommend to anyone on the list to make the effort to see 
the showing--it is more than worth it.
> 
> Jon
>

Thanks again Jon. Yes, anyone in NY before August 30, please check it 
out.

Nick