Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/07

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Subject: RE: [Leica] re: Digital Prints
From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 17:19:33 -0000

Tim or Tina -
Forgive my lack of knowledge, but what is a giclee printer? Is this a fancy
name for inkjet?

Thanks..
B. D.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Tim
> Atherton
> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 1999 9:05 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: RE: [Leica] re: Digital Prints
>
>
> Interesting that Cone-Editions are printing Avedon's
> portfolio/exhibiton
> prints on their Iris/Giclee printers as we speak.
>
> Tim A
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of John
> > Haugaard
> > Sent: October 7, 1999 7:10 AM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: [Leica] re: Digital Prints
> >
> >
> > Jim Brick wrote, in part, regarding digital printing
> >
> > >and outputted on virtually ANY
> > digital output device, will always pale in comparison to a
> > masterfully made
> > silver print.
> >
> > There is a dynamic depth and richness to a good silver
> print (Cibachrome,
> > Monochrome, or whatever), that just cannot be obtained by
> splattering ink
> > onto the surface of some paper.>
> >
> >
> > Well, if you _splatter_ dektol and fixer on _some_ paper
> there will be
> > little evidence of mastery of the process, and you won't
> obtain much depth
> > or richness, nor will you likely obtain a good silver print.
> >
> > It doesn't take must mastery to splatter ink on some paper.
>  But, IMHO, a
> > digital print, masterfully made, may be different from a
> silver print, but
> > certainly can be beautiful and worthy of a portfolio or a place
> > on a wall -
> > away from direct sunlight. 8^)
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > John Haugaard
> > Decatur, Georgia
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>