Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Me too. On 1/6/15 1:23 AM, "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: > The $50 was "special for the viewers of the video." He normally prices them > at $300-$800, mostly at around $400. > > Of course neither Ansel Adam nor Edward Weston ever sold a print for more > than $300 themselves!!! > > I go to the Weston Gallery every time I go to Carmel, and it's always a > major treat to see original Weston and Adams etc. > > > On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 10:17 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> > wrote: > >> Every spec of grain in a contact print is self masking. Its not light >> bouncing around the darkroom and off the enlarge column degrading the >> image. >> Its pure image. And no enlarger non calibration as there is no enlarger >> and >> no lens imperfections as there is no enlarger lens and no enlarger >> vibration >> ditto. >> Yet most of the more famous shooters of 8x10 film projection print. >> The big exception is Edward Weston. His work is hanging up in the middle >> of >> mural sized color prints in those Carmel Galleries and going for ten times >> the money. >> His enlarger was a light bulb hanging off the ceiling with a string >> hanging >> down which he'd turn on for the amount of time until it felt right. Just >> like he'd time his exposures with his camera in the first place. >> >> Id just see a Weston print in a gallery though then get a 50 dollar print >> from whoever this guy is. Selling 50 dollar prints don't sound right. Not >> 8x10 contact prints for sure. >> >> >> On 1/5/15 9:24 PM, "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com> wrote: >> >>> There is a video making the round a few months back of a 8x10 >> photographer >>> hiking miles with his camera taking photos. He was running a special of >> $50 >>> for a contact print of the photo in question vs. his normal price of >>> $300-$400. At least one person who bought the print gushes about how >> sharp >>> and detailed the print was. It even have the vaunted think black borders. >>> After all, it's a dark room contact print. >>> >>> I purchased the print too and it came a few days ago. It is a decent >> print, >>> but sharp and detailed and all the bruhaha about 8x10 contact print? Ha. >> My >>> inkjet prints made from V700 scanned 4x5 look noticeably sharper, more >>> details and more tonal range in every way. >>> >>> So much for that. >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Mark William Rabiner >> Photographer >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > -- Mark William Rabiner Photographer http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/