Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If I knew ten non pro people with darkrooms two of them could make a print for reproduction, newsprint, in a pinch. And one of them could make a full scale Ansel Adams quality print. Most could never be botherered. And took the first thing which came out everything out. Their level of "craft" if you could call it that several down from what the process is anywhere near capable of. And out of ten people I know printing inkjets most print on junk paper; and take first outs; thinking "calibration" replaces craft. But I've seen way more top level prints now that people are printing inkjet. A lot more people doing it for one. mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Yama Nawabi <mknawabi.lug@gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 01:57:33 -0700 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Getting into printing.. need advice? > > I'm more interested in printing the analog way because of the relative > difficulty (and the arguable point that it is more 'artistic'). As > mentioned before, I am young, and as a result, I like to take these > projects on in order to gain a feeling of self-fulfillment. > > Anyway, I think a public darkroom might be a good idea for now, but I > would really hate having to pay my city's $20 fee...although, if I pay > it And spend the day there...that doesn't sound too bad. > > Oh, and if I need a print, I do have a canon 30d and 24-70L... And a > coolscan iv. However, I did not take the plunge into film just to scan > my negatives and stop there. > > Thanks everyone for all your help! > On 9/7/08, Luis Miguel Casta?eda Navas <octabod@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On 07/09/2008, at 1:19, Yama Nawabi wrote: >> >>> What information should I know to start printing? >> >> Despite all the things you have heard from some people banging over >> darkroom, silver printing is an art itself, and as every form of >> handcrafted art is time consuming and leads to frustration if you're >> in a hurry for results, skills take a while to come and get sorted >> into your mind. >> >> Digital printing means production, silver also can be done for >> production with the right stuff, but it's mostly pointless nowadays >> for such target: if you're not going to get the last bit of whatever >> you're doing, or your plans are just a few prints now and then, and >> mostly snaps, better spend your money on a good printer. >> >> If you stand with silver, start on a community darkroom before >> spending money. Take care that none of the modern chemicals smells (at >> least none of the required ones), and fumes aren't dangerous as long >> as you care for proper ventilation (as much as you do for light >> insulation), there are a lot of myths around this (as well as they are >> a lot of myths about digital processing). >> >> I do have extensive experience with darkroom and digital (which I >> started to experiment-learn due my former job in the early-mid 90's), >> and I cannot recommend any: at present time I print all my BW, which >> is very personal, in the darkroom, and color (either film or digital) >> digitally. The choice is only yours but I do not think (sorry Ric, >> Daniel) that having your bum sitting in front of a computer is >> different (either socially or from you family point of view) than >> going into the darkroom, only might be preferred by some :). >> >> >> >> I feel better, to hell with photography, art, women, and all >> E. Weston, 1924 >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> http://luis.imaginarymagnitude.net/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information