[Leica] OKCLUG Goes To Salgado Movie

[Robert Baron]

I'm guessing most of the master printers have retired or are only working
for specific clients.  I used to use a lab in New York City called
Modernage (http://www.modernage.com/) that is still in existence and I have
heard other labs around the country mentioned; there is a small lab here in
Oklahoma City that does excellent work (
http://www.redriverphotoservices.com/).

Perhaps it is time to start a new thread with a new title?

--Bob

===On Sun, May 3, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com>
wrote:

> I meant the guy who does the printing, not the Epson or Hp or whatever
> .... ;-)
>
> On 03/05/2015 02:12, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
> > I do not think it depends on the printer, but the guy doing his
> processing - at least Genesis was totally digital, if I am not mistaken.
> Pushing the Shadows and the Highlights sliders to 100% each will get you
> started in the right direction! :-) Seriously, though, that sort of
> overwrought drama is easily possible with Silver Efex Pro, at least.
> >
> > A large part of the advantage that someone like Salgado has over you and
> me is access - some of the polar photographs in Genesis are taken in places
> that are strictly off limits for mere mortals. The other advantage is the
> ability to hang around as long as it takes to get the shot - but that is
> the difference between a top pro and an amateur...
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> >> On 03-May-2015, at 04:51, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I wonder about that too, Bob. I guess it may be due to the printers.
> >>
> >> So a question to LUGers, who is the best printer out there at the
> moment?
> >> Obviously it depends on taste to some degreee, but I have been looking
> back at
> >> AA, HCB and others and I can't find a similar depth in modern digital
> stuff by
> >> and large.
> >>
> >> Thoughts?
> >>
> >> Peter
> >>
> >>> On 02/05/2015 16:17, Robert Baron wrote:
> >>> What you all say about his images and prints is valid for discussion,
> but I
> >>> still can't figure out how he (or people working for him) can get such
> wide
> >>> tonal ranges and I can't.
> >>>
> >>> Is it an optical illusion?
> >>>
> >>> --Bob
> >>>
> >>>> On Sat, May 2, 2015 at 2:17 AM, Nathan Wajsman <nwajsman at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I saw Genesis in Barcelona in January together with Lluis and my
> friend
> >>>> Lars, and we too were somewhat disappointed. Partly there was the
> issue of
> >>>> the prints being overdone, but my main gripe was the lack of a
> coherent
> >>>> theme—the exhibition is simply too big—and the distance to his
> subjects. In
> >>>> many cases, his approach to the people in the photographs is that of a
> >>>> wildlife photographer. Compared to other major bodies of work by
> Salgado,
> >>>> like “Workers”, I found this one below his usual standard.
> >>>>
> >>>> Cheers,
> >>>> Nathan
> >>>>
> >>>> Nathan Wajsman
> >>>>
> >>>> Alicante, Spain
> >>>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> >>>> http://www.greatpix.eu
> >>>> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> >>>> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
> >>>>
> >>>> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator
> >>>>
> >>>> YNWA
> >>>>
> >>>>> On 02 May 2015, at 07:31, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I haven’t seen the film, nor had I heard of it until now but I did
> see
> >>>> the ‘Genesis’ show in Barcelona last year and was simply stunned by
> the
> >>>> imagery and quality of the printing. In my eyes the man is probably
> about
> >>>> the best living photographer at the moment for so many reasons, and I
> saw
> >>>> gazing at prints in sheer awe of his work.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Gerry
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Gerry Walden
> >>>>> 023 8046 3076
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On 2 May 2015, at 04:27, Robert Baron <robertbaron1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> His flair for the dramatic is discussed in this long piece
> published in
> >>>> The
> >>>>>> Guardian in 2000:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2000/jun/10/photography.art
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I don't think a DVD of Salt of the Earth is available yet but I'd be
> >>>>>> surprised if it didn't come out in due time.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> ====On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 9:41 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <
> >>>> jayanand at gmail.com>
> >>>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I would like to buy the DVD. I went to his "Genesis" show in London
> a
> >>>>>>> couple of years ago, and was frankly underwhelmed by the prints -
> they
> >>>> were
> >>>>>>> totally over processed, and in my view, mangled beyond reason for
> >>>> maximum
> >>>>>>> drama.
> >>>
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> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> ===========================================================
> >> Dr Peter Dzwig
> >>
>
>