Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George Lottermoser wrote: > > mickeyp35@earthlink.net (G. Michael Paine)8/12/015:03 PM > > > >No matter how much of a head-case Eugene Smith was, he at > least > > >created the entireity of his images - from the inital click to > > >the final, dry-mounted print. Ditto Ansel Adams or Kertesz. > > >I admire them for this. > > REVELATION. We can call some people "photographers" and others > "photographers and print-makers" and still others "print-makers". > I admire each and every one of these "labeled" folks if they make > exceptional images in their respective spheres. > > George Yea many of the great photogs just shoot slides. They are not darkroom people. Others would do better if they stayed out of the darkroom. Just like classical composure who conduct their own scores. Terrible! And a bundle of folks who make their boring negs into glowing prints! They are better printers than thay are shooters. NO i try to stay flexible in how photographers want to do their thing. Sure they are still great photographers if they are not darkroom people. Better than being a great printer; a different ball of wax. Mark Rabiner Portland, Oregon USA http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/