Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:salgado, printing hero worship, the truth or what you want
From: "Barney Quinn, Jr." <barney@ncep.noaa.gov>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 12:25:48 -0400
References: <17312.997798664@www50.gmx.net> <57323931.997776338@sgathan.reid.org>

Hi,

I think that Brian makes some excellent points here. The guy who does my
printing, Robin Wright, is a genius in his own right. He does a lot of
work for the local fine arts community, and is far better at what he
does than I am at taking pictures. To the extend that I have I decent
portfolio it's thanks to him. He has saved my work on the easel many
times.

It's easy for a photographer to think of him or her self as a lone
ranger kind of artist stalking the world looking for images. In my
experience you get much better results, especially at the high end, if
you think of yourself as the captain, or coach, of a team which includes
camera manufacturers, film makers, developers, printers, framers, and in
the digital era this list also has to include computer specialists. NO
one is going to do their best work for you, and no one is going to go
the extra mile for you once you have made it clear to them, either on or
between the lines that you think that they are jerk-off with nothing of
importance to contribute.  That's right out of Management 101.

Barney
Brian Reid wrote:

> Printing is very different from photography, but it can be complex, and there aren't fancy dials that you can turn. Piezography and electronic B&W printing may change this; it's definitely easier to achieve the desired effects in Photoshop than in Selectol.

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