Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, Most photojournalists who became famous did not do their own printing. James Nachtwey also had others print his work. The "War Photographer" documentary about him showed him working with a professional printer to make his exhibition prints. -- Chris Crawford Fine Art Photography Fort Wayne, Indiana 260-437-8990 http://www.chriscrawfordphoto.com My portfolio http://blog.chriscrawfordphoto.com My latest work! http://www.facebook.com/pages/Christopher-Crawford/48229272798 Become a fan on Facebook On 12/8/12 6:03 PM, "Mark Rabiner" <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: >At it stands though when you went to a gallery with a photo show in it in >the past several decades the chance that the prints on the wall was not >done >by the photographer was less than 1 in 100. Frankly the only photographer >anyone could normally think of who did not do his own printing was HCB. >He >stood alone. He just had too much money and to much ADD to waist in the >darkroom. I know I saw his very early prints. That and he worked very >closely with his darkroom guy. Were they any others? I cant name one can >you? >Now with printing made much easier in digital you'd think the percentage >would be much less. Its not its more. And now we can add Salgato to the >very short list of image makers who don't make their own images. >That said he works very closely, as HCB with his printers who are hands on >non automated in any way custom printers. Nothing resembling a "machine >print". Its not like the deal we have now where you receive a "fine art >Print" as advertized by the factory which makes them which as untouched by >human hands and certainly not even seen first by the photographer. And >printed on paper which a sheen to it which makes one reminisce about >Walgreens. > >Mark William Rabiner >Photography >http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ > > >> From: Bill Pearce <billcpearce at cox.net> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2012 12:12:16 -0600 >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Salgado >> >> Looking back through history, there have been more highly regarded >> photographers who had others do their printing and processing. The near >> requirement that only the artist can print his own work is absurd. Every >> minute shooting is a minute not spent on perfecting his printing. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Marty Deveney >> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2012 3:01 AM >> To: Leica Users Group >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Salgado >> >> Yes, he has his files made into negs and printed on silver paper. I >> think Nathalie Lopparelli still does much of his printing. >> >> Marty >> >> On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 6:03 PM, Richard Man >><richard at richardmanphoto.com> >> wrote: >>> He has people working for him to get his visions. >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 7, 2012 at 11:20 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj >>> <jayanand at gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Beautiful stuff. Do photographers like Salgado do their own >>>>processing, >>>> or >>>> is it done by some expert at the craft? How much would Salgado control >>>> the >>>> final look, or would he leave it to a photo editor? Just curious, it >>>> really >>>> does not detract from the beauty of the finished photograph. >>>> Cheers >>>> Jayanand >>>> >>>> On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at me.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> There are two new articles about Sabastiao Salgado's latest work >>>> published >>>>> in the Guardian this morning, and the images are simply stunning: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/sebastiaosalgado >>>>> >>>>> Gerry >>>>> >>>>> Gerry Walden >>>>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or >>>>> +44 (0)797 287 7932 >>>>> www.gwpics.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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