[Leica] treating photos for newspaper

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

brad daly asked:
Subject: [Leica] treating photos for newspaper

> i've been doing some shooting for a local alternative weekly, and  i've 
> been somewhat disappointed with the way my photos look in the  paper. 
> generally it's the lack of contrast that gets me.  everything  is just 
> flat and dull, dull, dull.<<<<<<

Hi Brad,
Not likely you can do anything but make your prints extra contrasty whether 
you like the look or not. If this is a weekly their reproduction department 
aren't going to the length of a slick magazine to create wonderful looking 
works of photography.

It's the real world of weekly newspaper economics. It's best to take yer 
money, run and don't look back!

Besides chances are if your picture space could be sold for advertising your 
picture would be on the cutting room floor and never see the light of the 
news stand.

ted