Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/24

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Subject: [Leica] Now-Digital Darkroom
From: Jim Norris <jlnorris@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 07:48:28 -0800
References: <B8C2925E.144D5%pablokolodny@mac.com> <3C9D1467.6005CA5B@markrabiner.com>

Photoshop's better, check out:

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/table_of_contents.htm


Jim Norris




At 10:02 AM 3/24/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>I have a question related to the digital vs. wet darkroom. How close can a
>digital B&W print get to a wet darkroom print?
>
>Let me put this in some sort of context. I am finishing up a 1-week course
>in BW darkroom/photo I and am signed up for the next course BW II where I
>get to use more than one film (Tri-X) and we will get into toning prints,
>etc. So, I like what I see when I print my Tri-X negs developed in D-76 1:1
>and printed on Ilford Multigrade IV RC Cooltone glossy paper. I have played
>around with scanning color slides and negatives with my CanoScan 2710 and
>printing them out on my Epson 1280 on Kodak paper using Photoshop LE or
>another freebie sw package whose name escapes me at the moment.
>
>So, how close can I get to the wet darkroom look using Photoshop and what
>printer/scanner combo would make this work?
>
>I am trying to decide whether to build a small home darkroom or breakdown
>and learn photoshop.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Doug
>
>Douglas Richard Lee
>Cinnaminson, NJ
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mark Rabiner" <mark@markrabiner.com>
>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 6:48 PM
>Subject: Re: [Leica] Photoshop playing
>
>
> > ><Snip>
> > > And, let me recall you that the Universe you're talking about would
>rather
> > > be found in our own minds. Otherwise there's no program to serve us.
> > > And I see the problem with some software is to make people things they
>can
> > > think better. Absolutely unceratin.
> > >
> > > I look forward for your reply.
> > >
> > > Saludos
> > >
> > > --
> > > Pablo Kolodny
> >
> > I used to dream about something like Photoshop before it came out in the
>70's/
> > Photoshop is a boom for photography.
> >
> > I just met a young kid who "swore it off." wont touch it!
> > a bit of a shame in many ways.
> >
> > People who shoot 8x10 film find Photoshop a boom.
> > Fine art photographers find it a boom at last as much as commercial
> > toaster oven photographers.
> >
> > It's a real deal!
> >
> > Mark
> > --
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>
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