RE: [Leica] LHSA Meetings. It's not just about cameras anymore.

[George Lottermoser <imagist@concentric.net>]

>So, George, is a slide a "photograph?"

I did not attempt to arrive at a definition for "photograph". I attempted to
define "photographic print".

If we wish to discuss semantics and reach agreement on definitions; then I would
label a slide as a "photographic transparency". I would not call it a
photographic print.

If we wish to arrive at a definition of "photograph" I'd begin with:

An image captured onto a light sensitive surface through the use of some optical
system, including the optical qualities of a pin hole.

Thusly: 
A digital image would qualify as a photograph.
An print made with an inkjet printer would qualify as an inkjet print.
A print made from a digital file onto light sensitive emulsion coated paper
would qualify as a photographic print (from a digital file).

While this discussion may seem pedantic to folks who simply produce images,
those of us also working in the field of education need some clarity to
communicate with students who have no clue how discuss:
    prints, printmaking, photographs, photography, etc.

George
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