Re: [Leica] Organizing images

[ternahan <ternahan@sonic.net>]

Greg,
thanks for posting! I actualy need more neg sleeves, but haven't seen the
pocket style. Where do you get them?
I, too, did a self-portrait everyday for a year about 6 years ago. I was
working with four other artists- all different mediums. The parallel
experiences were fascinating...we each seemed to hit the same(or very
similar) stumbling blocks and rewards. By the end of the year we were all
using each others' mediums!
I like the canoes!
trish
ternahan@gentlelens.net


> From: Greg Coan <gypsy@lxh.net>
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2001 18:18:55 -0500
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Organizing images
> 
> Ternahan
> 
> For color, my local lab will develop the negs and put all the thumbs/images
> on a cd for me for $10.  I donšt shoot much color, so it works for me, and
> then I can print what negs I want in the darkroom.
> 
> B&W is another story, I do it the "old fashioned" way I guess - contact
> sheets filed with the negs in sleeves, in the plastic ring binders that seal
> shut.  Theres really no way around the space issue, which is why my wife and
> I move from apartment to house :-)  Well and so I could build a darkroom.
> 
> I have a 11x17 scanner at work that will do trans/negs, and I've done some
> scan contact sheets, but honestly, its just as time consuming as printing
> sheets at home on RC paper, once I lug all the crap to work, wait for the
> scanner, save, archive, etc.  So I'll just keep doing it the way I've been
> doing I guess.
> 
> The greatest invention over the past few years are the neg sleeves that have
> the pocket for the contact sheet!!
> 
> Btw, my new (to me) M6 will be in my hands on Friday.  Oh, and a 28mm
> Elmarit 2.8 German piece of glass :-)  I'm so pysched to start shooting
> Leica again - had to hock all my medium format gear to do the deal, but you
> know, somehow it feels really good!  and this group is amazing, I've just
> been lurking around this week and it is a breath of fresh air compared to
> Usenet.  You people actually have intelligent conversations and help each
> other instead of being negative (pun intended).  Reminds me of my Scirocco
> email group (guess I like all german machines.)  anyhow, I hope I can
> contribute something valuable.
> 
> In case your interested here's my webpage - the Leica photos are under
> portfolios/japan - they are about 5 years old.
> 
> http://www.macleodphoto.com
> 
> Sorry this turned into such a long post.
> 
> Greg
> 
>> Thanks, David and all...I have been storing some files by subject on my 75GB
>> external HD. I agree that thumbnails are too small to tell much. Have you
>> tried any of the contact sheet options?
>> I too tend to keep everything, even proof prints testing papers or developer
>> or toners. Maybe I should have a warehouse.
>> For curiosity's sake, what proportion of your time is spent filing, printing
>> and shooting?
>> As far as filing all my negs and prints and slides, nobody seems to be
>> volunteering to do it for me, so I guess I am just going to have to swim!
>> 
>> trish
>