Digital BW, The Print

Hello,

As a new member I would like to introduce myself.

I have carried a camera since the Vietnam War. I earned a small degree in 
photography with the GI bill and have been shooting ever since. My 
photography grew studying the great such as Paul Strand, Brett Weston, Wynn 
Bulluck and a bunch more.

I told myself back then that I would never leave the black and white medium 
and for 15 years or so I didn't. Well I changed and began seeing the world 
in color and therefore change my medium to color. Now, in my more mature 
years, I recently found my love for black and white has returned. I missed 
it and am glad for the return.

Digital black and white unfortunately, isn't being very nice to me and I 
could use some help printing my old and new black and white work. I found 
reference to your forum in the book Mastering Digital Printing, Second 
Edition by Harald Johnson.

Although I still miss the film days, I now use a Nikon D1x, PSCS2 and my 
venerable Epson 2200. I currently shoot in the 35mm format but also have 6x6 
Rollei's and an old Burke and James 4x5. It seems all my gear is old.


Take care,
Gregory david Stempel
www.fireframeimaging.com
www.soundexposure.org

One of the unfortunate things about digital, when compared to film, is that, film gear, old does not mean bad or outdated.  In the digital world equipment (expensive, too) gets to the point where one can't really produce state of the art results.
   
  The other side is that, for most using digital, we are still far more restricted by our skill/talent level than by our equipment.  So, don't throw the old digital out until it truly can't do what you need to have done to present your images the way you envision.
   
  *********
   
  PS:  I've got some even older film gear. Still quite useable,to boot.

Greg Stempel <fyrframe@...> wrote:
          Hello,

As a new member I would like to introduce myself.

I have carried a camera since the Vietnam War. I earned a small degree in 
photography with the GI bill and have been shooting ever since. My 
photography grew studying the great such as Paul Strand, Brett Weston, Wynn 
Bulluck and a bunch more.

I told myself back then that I would never leave the black and white medium 
and for 15 years or so I didn't. Well I changed and began seeing the world 
in color and therefore change my medium to color. Now, in my more mature 
years, I recently found my love for black and white has returned. I missed 
it and am glad for the return.

Digital black and white unfortunately, isn't being very nice to me and I 
could use some help printing my old and new black and white work. I found 
reference to your forum in the book Mastering Digital Printing, Second 
Edition by Harald Johnson.

Although I still miss the film days, I now use a Nikon D1x, PSCS2 and my 
venerable Epson 2200. I currently shoot in the 35mm format but also have 6x6 
Rollei's and an old Burke and James 4x5. It seems all my gear is old.

Take care,
Gregory david Stempel
www.fireframeimaging.com
www.soundexposure.org



         


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Hello Greg,

Welcome to the forum.

>I told myself back then that I would never leave the black and white 
>medium and for 15 years or so I didn't. Well I changed and began 
>seeing the world in color and therefore change my medium to color. 
>Now, in my more mature years, I recently found my love for black and 
>white has returned. I missed it and am glad for the return.

I guess once it's in your blood it's there forever.


>Digital black and white unfortunately, isn't being very nice to me 
>and I could use some help printing my old and new black and white 
>work. 

What sort of problems?  There's a lot of expertise here, so ask away.

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm